Newark Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Belleville Buccaneers out 9-8. That's more bragging rights for Newark Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jared Levine made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Levine was also big at the plate, 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. David Guadiane was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Newark Academy's win 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.
Newark Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Belleville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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