The Newark Norsemen will venture away from home to face off against the Ottawa Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newark has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Ottawa will arrive with three straight wins.
On Thursday, Newark didn't have quite enough to beat Stillman Valley and fell 7-6.
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Newark saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Carlson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two hits gave Carlson a new career-high. David Ulrich also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Ottawa gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Pontiac. While the Pirates didn't have the best season last year (they finished 16-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ottawa's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Newark, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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