(NEWTON) High School Baseball – Saturday Recap
Newton dropped a close home game to Mattoon, falling 8-6.
- The Eagles were outhit by the visiting Green Wave, 10 to 9.
Top Performers for Newton:
- Quincy Fulton – 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI
- Kohlten Barthelme – 2 hits, 1 RBI
- Gavin Meinhart – 1 double, 2 RBI
- Drake Wolf – 1 RBI hit
- Reed Tharp – 1 RBI hit
The Eagles (15-14 overall, 7-0 in conference) are scheduled to play South Central today in Kinmundy.
(OLNEY) High School Baseball – Weekend Summary
One other Little Illini Conference (LIC) team was in non-conference action:
- Casey-Westfield defeated Danville, 14-2
Other Downstate Baseball Scores:
- St. Anthony beat Effingham, 8-2
- Williamsville defeated Teutopolis, 7-4
- Freeburg blanked Centralia, 7-0
- Shelbyville topped Altamont, 5-2
- Mahomet-Seymour swept Mt. Zion in a doubleheader, 6-4 and 8-6