The Newsome Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Venice Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Newsome 2.8, Venice 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Newsome is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over Strawberry Crest.
AIDEN DOLAN looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Newsome's win was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was ISAIAH SANCHEZ, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Venice had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Titans. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Venice got a massive performance out of Jonathan Mauro, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Mauro a new career-high in runs (two). Graham Houston was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Venice hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 11 consecutive contests.
Newsome is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Venice, their record is now 26-3.
Newsome couldn't quite get it done against Venice in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 10-6. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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