The Newman Smith Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Lovejoy Leopards at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Newman Smith has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight defeats, while Lovejoy will come in with eight straight wins.
Newman Smith lost 11-4 to Reedy on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy was able to grind out a solid victory over Walnut Grove on Friday, taking the game 7-4.
Lovejoy got a great performance from Brett Hill as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Hill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lovejoy's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Sears, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another was Asher Lacy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Lovejoy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Newman Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13-2.
Newman Smith might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Lovejoy in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can Newman Smith avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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