After two games on the road, Newport is heading back home. They will take on the Juniata Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newport pushed their score all the way to 11 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Halifax by a score of 12-11.
Meanwhile, Juniata suffered a rough 13-5 defeat at the hands of West Perry on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Juniata in their matchups with West Perry: they've now lost four in a row.
Wyatt Stoner put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Stoner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Grant Reinhold was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Newport's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Juniata, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Newport skirted past Juniata 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Newport repeat their success, or does Juniata have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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