Newark Memorial was the 6-1 winner over Moreau Catholic when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Newark Memorial Cougars fell just short of the Moreau Catholic Mariners by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Newark Memorial has lost by exactly two runs.
Noah Hanohano put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hanohano has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Hanohano wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andre James, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Newark Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moreau Catholic only tossed three.
On Moreau Catholic's side, Manuel Torres tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
This is the second loss in a row for Newark Memorial and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Moreau Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
While Newark Memorial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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