It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Newcastle ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Chandler Lions 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Racers have posted since August 26th.
Newcastle is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Chandler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 27-3.
Newcastle's road trip will continue as they head out to face Bishop McGuinness at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Chandler, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Shawnee, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.
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