Newark Charter School faced Concord in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Raiders a 6-0 shutout. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Doron Griffin
| 05/12/25 @ Concord | 4 |
| 04/17/25 @ MOT Charter | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ First State Military Academy | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Wilmington Charter | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Sanford | 1 |
Doron Griffin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sean Luxton was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. Charles Beitman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Newark Charter School pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Concord, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newark Charter School will square off against Hodgson Vo-Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Concord, they will challenge Red Lion Christian Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lions will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Raiders surely won't give up without a fight.
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