After losing to Kennedy the last time they met, Newark Memorial decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Newark Memorial Cougars came out on top against the Kennedy Titans by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newark Memorial.
Noah Hanohano made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Hanohano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs.
In other batting news, Andre James was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brian Covarrubias Jr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Kennedy's side, Michael Pickett was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Newark Memorial's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-8. As for Kennedy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Newark Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kennedy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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