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| 04/29/25 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/29/25 - Away | 0-6 L |
| 04/28/18 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 04/10/18 - Away | 0-8 L |
| 04/29/17 - Home | 0-11 L |
Newport was forced to take a big loss against they on Tuesday, they got the better of them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chewelah Cougars a 4-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Grizzlies: when they faced off against the Cougars on Tuesday, they had to take a 6-0 defeat.
Hank Kirkwood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Kirkwood wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Driver, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Newport is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Chewelah fell to 17-1.
Looking ahead, Chewelah will head out on the road to face off against Almira-Coulee-Hartline at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newport will be paying especially close attention to the Cougars' match: after the Cougars face off against the Warriors, they'll take on Newport again at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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