Newton Falls is 1-9 against Champion since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Newton Falls Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Champion Golden Flashes at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Newton Falls had to settle for a 13-12 loss against Bristol.
Kylee Lance put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and 11 unearned) runs off nine hits. Lance has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lance was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, Madalyn Knight was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Abby Wolford, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Champion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Steele.
Champion saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabrielle Gradishar, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Newton Falls' loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Champion, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Newton Falls hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Champion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Newton Falls suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Champion in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Newton Falls, Abigail Meadors (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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