Cedar Grove is 8-2 against Newark Academy since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cedar Grove Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newark Academy Minutemen at 4:15 p.m. Cedar Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Newark Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, Cedar Grove came up short against Verona and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Newark Academy put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Shabazz as Newark Academy made off with a 13-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Newark Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Shane Sampson tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Jared Levine and Jack DiVirgillio did most of the damage at the plate: Levine scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while DiVirgillio scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caleb Epstein was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Cedar Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4-1. As for Newark Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Everything went Cedar Grove's way against Newark Academy when the teams last played back in April as Cedar Grove made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Cedar Grove repeat their success, or does Newark Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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