Baseball Preview: Newark Memorial Cougars vs. Moreau Catholic Mariners
The Newark Memorial Cougars will be playing at home against the Moreau Catholic Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Newark Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Moreau Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Newark Memorial will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at Moreau Catholic expense on Wednesday. Newark Memorial fell just short of Moreau Catholic by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that Newark Memorial has lost by exactly two runs.
Noah Hanohano put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hanohano has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Hanohano wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andre James, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Newark Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moreau Catholic only tossed three.
This is the second loss in a row for Newark Memorial and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Moreau Catholic, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Newark Memorial has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Moreau Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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