Lions
| 05/12/25 @ East Boston | 34 |
| 05/13/25 vs East Boston | 20 |
| 04/08/25 @ Boston Latin | 18 |
| 05/23/25 vs Brookline | 17 |
| 05/05/25 vs Waltham | 15 |
The Newton South Lions made easy work of the Brookline Warriors on Friday and carried off a 19-2 victory. Considering the Lions have won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophie Nathanson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Nathanson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lila Coull, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Lauren Kelley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Newton South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .577. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Newton South is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs over those games. As for Brookline, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Coming up, Newton South will be playing at home against Westford Academy at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Brookline does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
