The Watkins Memorial Warriors will square off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Watkins Memorial 3.6, Newark Catholic 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Watkins Memorial is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mt. Vernon just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Warriors have suffered since March 28th.
Watkins Memorial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Vincent, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. They didn't even let Northridge on the board, marking the Green Wave's second-straight 10-0 shutout. Considering the Green Wave have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Newark Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Watkins Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Watkins Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Newark Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Green Wave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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