South Newton hasn't had much luck against Tri-County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Rebels will look to defend their home field against the Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. South Newton has given up an average of 13.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South Newton is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Delphi Community, falling 16-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tri-County). They never let North White get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ian Houser looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Tri-County let Nick Foster and Vance Tyler run wild. Foster went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run, while Tyler went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four RBI gave Foster a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Pratt, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Tri-County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Tri-County and bumps their season record up to 7-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for South Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
South Newton might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Tri-County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Rebels have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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