Newfane extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 2-8 in the process. They fell 5-1 to the Royalton-Hartland Rams. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-5 on Wednesday.
As for Royalton-Hartland, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-5. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
For Royalton-Hartland's part, Gavin Heideman and Sean Mettler were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Heideman didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Mettler pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Heideman also allowed no hits, which is notable because Royalton-Hartland is 3-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 3-4 otherwise. At bat, Heideman went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Mettler went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on RJ Townsend, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Newfane will challenge rival Akron at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Royalton-Hartland is set to take on their familiar foe Albion at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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