The Newark Norsemen have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Newark can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Somonauk a 10-0 shutout.
Kodi Rizzo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Rizzo has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rizzo was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Ryan Williams and Adelaide Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Kate Bromeland was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington fell victim to Milford and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Bearcats. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, Gardner-South Wilmington's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Gardner-South Wilmington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Milford only tossed three.
Newark has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Newark has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gardner-South Wilmington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Newark was able to grind out a solid win over Gardner-South Wilmington when the teams last played back in May of 2018, winning 4-0. Does Newark have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gardner-South Wilmington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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