Baseball Preview: West Orange Mountaineers vs. Newark Academy Minutemen
The West Orange Mountaineers will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Newark Academy Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, West Orange was able to grind out a solid victory over Caldwell, taking the game 10-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Orange.
Meanwhile, Newark Academy earned a 6-1 win over Princeton Day on Thursday.
Caleb Epstein made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Epstein was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Epstein wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jared Levine, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
West Orange's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Newark Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
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