After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Archer, Newton was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Parkview Panthers and snuck past 4-2. This was payback for Newton, who suffered a 16-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Josh Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Arin Chevers was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerome Mays, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Parkview's side, they got a good showing from Jt Whritenour, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Whritenour has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Parkview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Jimenez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Newton's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Parkview, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-3.
Newton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Parkview: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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