Newport lost against Line Mountain back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Newport Buffaloes fell 7-2 to the Line Mountain Eagles. Newport has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Line Mountain's part, Madylinn Grindstaff was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Grindstaff has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Grindstaff was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sofia Coller, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Koera Leitzel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Newport now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Line Mountain, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Newport will take on Juniata at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Line Mountain, they will head out on the road to challenge Shikellamy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Line Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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