Baseball Preview: Newark Tech Terries vs. Newark Academy Minutemen
The Newark Tech Terries are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Newark Academy Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. Newark Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newark Tech, who comes in off a win.
Newark Tech will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Somerset Tech on Friday. Newark Tech was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Somerset Tech.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Newark Academy's offense. Their tough 11-0 loss to Cedar Grove on Monday might stick with them for a while. Newark Academy's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Newark Tech is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Newark Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1.
Newark Tech might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Newark Academy when the teams last played on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newark Academy's Caleb Epstein, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Newark Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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