Baseball Recap: Irvington Comes Up Short

Irvington had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 7-15 to make it five. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Washington Huskies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 on Wednesday.

As for Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Seven seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

For Washington's part, Hugo Marks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Marks also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Huskies are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tristan Wells, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Noah Paek also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Looking ahead, Irvington will challenge Newark Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Washington, they will face off against Mission San Jose at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a 17-game losing streak.