(NEWTON) in High School Baseball from Friday –
Newton beat Fairfield, 8-2
The Eagles outhit the visiting Mules, 16 to 5
Carter Barthelme was the winning pitcher with 5 strikeouts in the complete 7 inning game
Reed Tharp led Newton at the plate with 3 hits, an RBI, and a run scored
Maddox Horner had 2 hits, a stolen base, 2 RBI, and a run scored
Gavin Meinhart doubled and singled with an RBI and a run scored
Jack James, David Ferguson, and Chance Mulvey each had 2 hits
the Eagles are scheduled to play Carterville today at Frontier Community College in Fairfield
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(NEWTON/OLNEY) also in High School Baseball from over the weekend –
there were quite a few games cancelled due to wet field conditions
there was one other LIC team in non-conference action
SATURDAY
Casey-Westfield beat Danville, 1-0
here’s some other downstate area varsity scores
FRIDAY
Effingham beat St. Anthony, 5-3
Altamont beat Calhoun, 4-1
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg beat Neoga, 8-2
Breese Central beat North Clay/Clay City, 4-1
Warrensburg-Latham beat Shelbyville, 10-0
Mt. Zion beat Springfield High, 8-0
Goreville beat Benton, 2-1
Marion beat Carbondale, 11-1
Pinckneyville beat Waltonville/Sesser-Valier, 11-2
SATURDAY
Freeburg beat Centralia, 6-4
St. Joseph-Ogden beat Charleston, 4-0