Lloyd Memorial is 5-0 against Newport since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Newport Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lloyd Memorial will head into Saturday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Saturday after soaring to a nine-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Bellevue by a score of 17-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (13), Lloyd Memorial still had to take the loss.
Itzel Hernandez stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Madysen Godsey, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Newport is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 21-9 to Holmes on Friday. One positive for Newport, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Lloyd Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Lloyd Memorial took their win against Newport in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 27-3. Does Lloyd Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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