Softball Recap: Newark Memorial Drops Season-High Score on Irvington

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

04/15/25 vs Irvington	30
03/11/25 vs Hayward	29
04/03/25 @ American	24
04/08/25 @ Washington	19
03/27/25 @ Mission San Jose	19

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newark Memorial). They put the hurt on the Irvington Vikings with a sharp 30-4 victory on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on four straight.

Caitlyn Rose made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rose was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariana Romo, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with seven RBI, four runs, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mahlyah Sao, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI.

Newark Memorial kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Newark Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Irvington, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Newark Memorial wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 9-4 win against Moreau Catholic on the 16th. As for Irvington, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on American at 4:00 p.m. on the 29th.