If Shabazz was riding high off their 10-0 takedown of Tech last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shabazz Bulldogs lost 13-3 to the Newark Academy Minutemen on Monday. The loss continues a trend for Shabazz in their matchups with Newark Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
For Newark Academy's part, they got a great performance from Shane Sampson as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jared Levine and Jack DiVirgillio did most of the damage at the plate: Levine scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while DiVirgillio scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caleb Epstein was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Shabazz's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Newark Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-6.
Shabazz will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln is coming into the game with four straight losses on the road, meaning Shabazz will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Newark Academy, they will take on Cedar Grove at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Newark Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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