Baseball Game Preview: Newark Memorial Cougars vs. Washington Huskies

The Newark Memorial Cougars will challenge the Washington Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Newark Memorial 2.8, Washington 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

While Newark Memorial's victory against Mt. Eden wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Monarchs last Saturday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Monarchs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

King Lopez-Archibald

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/19/25 vs Mt. Eden	6
04/04/25 vs Mission San Jose	4
04/17/25 vs American	2
04/17/24 vs Washington	2
03/07/25 vs Encinal	1

Newark Memorial got a great performance from King Lopez-Archibald as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave Lopez-Archibald a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Newark Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Hanohano, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Washington's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley Christian on Friday. Considering the last time the Huskies couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.

Newark Memorial pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.

Washington's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Newark Memorial hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Washington, though, as they've only averaged .245. Will they be able to contain Newark Memorial's hitters?

Newark Memorial skirted past Washington 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.