While North Newton put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Frontier. The North Newton Spartans blew past the Frontier Falcons 10-0. With that victory, North Newton brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Sydney Rainford was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Rainford has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rainford was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, North Newton let Summer Wynn and Brynn Christenson loose on the outfield. Wynn went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple, while Christenson went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brianna Anderson, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
The win made it two in a row for North Newton and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Frontier, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
North Newton will head out on the road to square off against Knox at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Frontier, they will be playing at home against North Judson-San Pierre at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. North Judson-San Pierre is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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