Nowata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Newkirk Tigers, falling 11-2. The Ironmen were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2016.
Nowata's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Newkirk, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Coming up, Nowata will head out to square off against Afton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Afton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Nowata will no doubt try to take advantage of. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Crescent's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Newkirk's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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