Newark Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the West Orange Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Newark Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Newark Academy beat Princeton Day 6-1.
Caleb Epstein made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Epstein was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Epstein wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jared Levine, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, West Orange was able to grind out a solid victory over Caldwell on Friday, taking the game 10-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Orange.
Newark Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for West Orange, their record is now 6-8.
Newark Academy skirted past West Orange 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Newark Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Orange turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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