Maconaquah fell victim to North Newton and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the North Newton Spartans. Maconaquah's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Maconaquah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaela Brazzel, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On North Newton's side, Sydney Rainford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Rainford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rainford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Summer Wynn was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was June Busboom, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Maconaquah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for North Newton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Maconaquah is on the road again on Saturday to play Kokomo at 10:00 a.m. Maconaquah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for North Newton, they will head out on the road to take on Winamac at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Winamac: 3.3, North Newton: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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