Baseball Recap: East Side Has No Trouble Against East Orange Campus

Red Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs East Orange Campus	19
04/09/25 @ Orange	16
04/09/25 vs Orange	15
04/25/25 @ East Orange Campus	10
04/23/25 vs Newark Central	10

While East Side didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the East Orange Campus Jaguars 13-3 on Friday. Considering the Red Raiders have won seven games by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Kelvin Ramos made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those doubles were his first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joel Fernandez, who went 2-for-3 with seven stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Jose Rodriguez Jr. also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

The victory made it two in a row for East Side and bumps their season record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for East Orange Campus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. East Side is set to take on their familiar foe Shabazz at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, East Orange Campus will square off against rival Newark Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.