The Olney Tigers were defeated by the Newton Eagles, 9-2, in high school baseball action yesterday. Newton out-hit Olney 10 to 4 in the road win.
Game Highlights:
- Winning Pitcher: Carson Barthelme (Newton)
- Top Newton Hitters:
- Gavin Meinhart – 2 doubles, 1 single, 2 RBI
- Quincy Fulton – home run, single, 1 RBI
- Drake Wolf – double, 3 RBI
- Top Olney Hitters:
- Cooper Hired – recorded Olney’s only RBI hit
- Carter Blank, Owen Cycholl, and Mattey Sanders – each had a single
Up Next:
- The 7-8 Newton Eagles travel to Dieterich today.
- The 5-7 Olney Tigers are scheduled to play at Effingham.
Other LIC Baseball Scores:
- Marshall edged Robinson, 4-3
- Casey-Westfield held off Arthur-Okaw Christian, 7-6
Additional Area Scores:
- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 5, Dieterich 4
- NCOE 11, Grayville 9
- Altamont 8, Neoga 0
- Cisne 6, Red Hill 5
- Cumberland 9, ALAH 2
- Hamilton County 4, Crab Orchard 0
- Waltonville 4, St. Anthony 0
- Murphysboro 3, Harrisburg 2
- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 16, Ramsey 1