There's no place like home for Newark, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Geneva Panthers out 6-5. This was a revenge matchup for Newark, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-1 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Cody Forjone was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Forjone has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Forjone was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Devin Littlefield was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Zach Casterlin was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Geneva's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Irland, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Newark has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-8 record this season. As for Geneva, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Newark will head out on the road to square off against Penn Yan Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Penn Yan Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Newark's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Geneva, they will head out on the road to face off against Waterloo at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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