There's no place like home for North Newton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Central Trojans a 3-0 shutout on Friday. This was payback for North Newton, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Sydney Rainford, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep West Central off the board. Rainford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Summer Wynn, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheyann Cahill, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
North Newton is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for West Central, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
North Newton will take on Whiting at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Newton is facing Whiting at the right time seeing as Whiting is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for West Central, they will take on Caston at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Caston will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something West Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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