The Newcomerstown Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Claymont Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newcomerstown will head out to face Claymont after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Newcomerstown wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-4 walloping at the hands of Conotton Valley. Newcomerstown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Claymont suffered a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Harrison Central on Tuesday.
Claymont saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Hillyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Hillyer is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kael Poland, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Newcomerstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Claymont, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Newcomerstown came up short against Claymont in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Newcomerstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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