Newton hasn't had much luck against Grayson recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Newton will welcome Grayson at 5:55 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Newton sitting on three straight victories and Grayson on five.
Newton proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 11) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Fellowship Christian. While the Rams didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Newton's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayce Yearwood, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grayson won against Rockdale County on Wednesday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Grayson beat Rockdale County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-1. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Newton's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Grayson, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Newton was able to grind out a solid victory over Grayson in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Will Newton repeat their success, or does Grayson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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