The Huskies held a tenuous lead against Newport in the second round of state baseball playoffs until the bottom of the fifth inning when the Cubs took advantage of a couple of errors to get ahead and win 6-2 at Newport on May 25.
The Cubs’ defense quickly took down the Huskies first three hitters. Starting pitcher Gavin Kauffman walked Newport’s first batter. Newport’s next batter was forced out at first, but the Cubs advanced…