The Dwight Trojans will challenge the Newark Norsemen at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dwight's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past St. Bede's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Trojans blew past the Bruins 11-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Newark got the win against Indian Creek on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-2. The Norsemen haven't had any issues with the Timberwolves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Walker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Jacob Seyller was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Newark was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Dwight's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Newark, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Everything went Dwight's way against Newark in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Dwight made off with a 9-0 victory. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Norsemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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