Baseball Recap: North Arlington Beats Secaucus for Their Second Straight Victory

North Arlington won against Harrison on Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Vikings didn't even let the Secaucus Patriots on the board, marking the Vikings' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.

Rohan Patel

Runs

05/12/25 vs Harrison	3
05/14/25 vs Secaucus	2
04/23/25 @ Butler	2
04/17/25 vs Leonia	2
04/01/25 vs Elmwood Park	2
+ 4 more games

Rohan Patel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He has become a key player for North Arlington: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-14 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Danny Higgins, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Sam Rosamilia was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

North Arlington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Secaucus only posted a batting average of .000.

North Arlington's record now sits at 10-14. As for Secaucus, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.

North Arlington and Secaucus could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Vikings (ranked 305th) will meet St. Mary (ranked 118th) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Secaucus will take on Rutherford at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (356 vs. 145).