The Newark Memorial Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Kennedy Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Newark Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Kennedy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Newark Memorial earned an 8-3 victory over Kennedy. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newark Memorial.
Noah Hanohano made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Hanohano has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andre James, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brian Covarrubias Jr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Newark Memorial's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-8. As for Kennedy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
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