Newton fell victim to Lenape Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost four in a row.
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Lenape Valley, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-13.
Newton and Lenape Valley could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Braves will take on Jefferson Township at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (298 vs. 70). Meanwhile, Lenape Valley (ranked 316th) will meet Vernon (ranked 114th) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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