Baseball Recap: Tri-County Has No Trouble Against North Newton

Cavaliers

Margin (Wins)

05/15/25 vs Faith Christian	20
05/06/25 @ South Newton	17
05/13/25 @ Faith Christian	14
05/01/25 @ North White	13
04/22/25 @ West Central	10

With a playoff win on the line, Tri-County rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the North Newton Spartans 8-1. Considering the Cavaliers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Grayson Schneider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Tri-County got a big performance out of Noah Pratt, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs Pratt has posted since May 6th. Drew Foster was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Tri-County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Newton only managed two hits.

Tri-County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Newton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-17.

Looking ahead, Tri-County will face off against Pioneer at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.