Cardinal Newman fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Aiken on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets by a score of 5-3.
Cardinal Newman's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Aiken, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Looking ahead, Cardinal Newman will challenge Airport at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Aiken, they will welcome Summerville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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