Baseball Recap: Six Straight Home Victories for Newark Memorial

Cougars

Previous 6 Games (Home)

04/17/25 vs American	7-3
04/09/25 vs James Logan	6-5
04/04/25 vs Mission San Jose	12-0
03/28/25 vs Moreau Catholic	4-2
03/20/25 vs Tennyson	19-0
03/19/25 vs Skyline	4-1

Newark Memorial had won six straight at home, but on Thursday they bumped their record up to 12-3 to make it seven. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the American Eagles. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

The team relied heavily on Andres Romo, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Malosi Gaoteote was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Newark Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American only posted a batting average of .222.

As for American, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

On American's side, Dillon Hsiao was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Hsiao has become a key player for the Eagles: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-11 otherwise.

Coming up, Newark Memorial will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Eden at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Monarchs will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight. As for American, they will challenge San Mateo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bearcats will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Eagles surely won't give up without a fight.