Newark Memorial is 10-0 against Irvington since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Newark Memorial Cougars will be playing at home against the Irvington Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newark Memorial has three straight wins, Irvington has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Newark Memorial's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Kennedy.
The result came thanks to Grace Veloza's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrea Tall was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mahlyah Sao, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Irvington lost 12-1 to Washington on Thursday.
Irvington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ixayana Vera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Newark Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Irvington, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Irvington'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 .319. It's a different story for Irvington, though, as they've only averaged .213. Will they be able to contain Newark Memorial's hitters?
Everything went Newark Memorial's way against Irvington in their previous meeting back in April as Newark Memorial made off with a 15-1 win. Does Newark Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Irvington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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