Moreau Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Newark Memorial Cougars 4-2. For Moreau Catholic, this counts as revenge for the 6-1 loss Newark Memorial walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Moreau Catholic got a great performance from Manuel Torres as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Moreau Catholic's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anibal Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jeffrey Chen was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Newark Memorial's side, Noah Hanohano put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hanohano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Newark Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moreau Catholic only tossed three.
Moreau Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for Newark Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
Moreau Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Newark Memorial: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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