For the second straight game, Newman will face off against Assumption. The Fighting Cardinals will head out to challenge the Royals at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Newman comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Newman had taken Assumption down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Fighting Cardinals fell just short of the Royals by a score of 4-3.
Carson Rice
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Carson Rice was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Rice wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Reeves, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That hit marked the first that Reeves has got this season.
Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Assumption, their victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-9.
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