Newark Academy and Belleville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Newark Academy Minutemen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Belleville Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Newark Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Newark Academy sidestepped Belleville for a 9-8 win.
Jared Levine made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Levine was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Zhu was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was David Guadiane, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Newark Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Belleville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5-1.
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