Lake Station Edison is 1-7 against North Newton since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the North Newton Spartans at 2:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Last Saturday, everything went Lake Station Edison's way against Gary West Side as Lake Station Edison made off with a 12-2 win.
Meanwhile, North Newton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on North White with a sharp 14-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but North Newton sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Evan Gagnon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Gagnon was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three doubles. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Bijak, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Patrick Barry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Lake Station Edison's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for North Newton, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Lake Station Edison suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to North Newton in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Lake Station Edison, Andrew Colovos (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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