Assumption had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Newman Fighting Cardinals 9-2. That's more bragging rights for Assumption, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Newman's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Guld, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Assumption's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Newman, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Assumption will have a chance to go back-to-back against Newman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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