Newark Academy is 2-7 against Verona since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Minutemen will venture away from home to take on the Hillbillies at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Newark Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Nutley on Wednesday. They fell 3-0 to the Maroon Raiders. The game marked the first time this season in which the Minutemen were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Verona suffered their closest defeat since April 3rd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Montclair by a score of 7-5.
Verona's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Newark Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Newark Academy suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Verona when the teams last played on April 7th. Can the Minutemen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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