Newark Memorial came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Irvington Vikings by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. This was payback for Newark Memorial, who suffered an 11-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Noah Hanohano was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Hanohano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Brian Covarrubias Jr was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Irvington's side, they got a good showing from Santiago Parks, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Brayden Jaksa was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Ayush Sadekar, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Newark Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Irvington, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13.
Newark Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Irvington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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