The South Cougars will head out to square off against the Newton Railroaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South will be strutting in after a win while Newton will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when South challenged Eisenhower on Friday. The Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
South's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Yaden Montanez, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Newton's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of McPherson by a score of 8-7.
The victory made it two in a row for South and bumps their season record up to 14-10. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
South came out on top in a nail-biter against Newton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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