Lawrenceville fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Newton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Newton Eagles by a score of 4-2. Lawrenceville has not had much luck with Newton recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lawrenceville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emery Ivers, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Ivers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Newton's side, Gus Bierman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bierman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Lawrenceville's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10-1. As for Newton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Lawrenceville will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Richland County at 4:30 p.m. Lawrenceville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Richland County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Newton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Farina South Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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