East Juniata extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 3-12 in the process. They came up short against the Newport Buffaloes, falling 13-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buffaloes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-4 on April 4th.
East Juniata saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Meyer Ramsey, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Ramsey has brought in this season.
As for Newport, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by ten runs or more this season.
On Newport's side, Landon Zaring was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Zaring was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs. He has become a key player for Newport: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zachary Bates, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameson Cummins, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
East Juniata has already played their next game, a 5-3 defeat against Greenwood on the 2nd. As for Newport, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 11-1 loss against Halifax on the 2nd.
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