North Newton stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Faith Christian Eagles a 23-0 shutout. North Newton's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Patrick Barry made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Barry has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barry was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five runs, and six RBI while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, Joe Bijak was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Korbyn Haberlin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Faith Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Hill, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
North Newton's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Faith Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Newton will take on Twin Lakes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Lakes is on a six-game streak of home wins, North Newton a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Faith Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Bethesda Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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