Baseball Recap: Newton Local Finds Playoff Glory Versus Catholic Central

Indians

Margin (Wins)

03/31/26 @ Merritt Island Christian	19
05/19/26 vs Catholic Central	16
05/01/26 vs Franklin Monroe	13
04/28/26 @ Franklin Monroe	12
04/07/26 @ Bradford	11

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newton Local had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Catholic Central Irish get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Newton Local has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic Central, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-20.

Looking ahead, Newton Local will face off against Russia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.