The Newark Academy Minutemen will venture away from home to square off against the Montclair Kimberley Academy Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Newark Academy came up short against West Orange and fell 7-2. The contest marked the Minutemen's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Ryan Zhu was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Montclair Kimberley Academy entered their tilt with Barringer on Monday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over the Blue Bears. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the game before.
Montclair Kimberley Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Newark Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Newark Academy couldn't quite get it done against Montclair Kimberley Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday as they fell 15-11. Can the Minutemen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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