The Montclair Kimberley Academy Cougars will challenge the Newark Academy Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Montclair Kimberley Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Montclair Kimberley Academy will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Barringer, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cougars put the hurt on the Blue Bears with a sharp 13-4 victory on Monday. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Newark Academy came up short against West Orange on Monday and fell 7-2. The match marked the Minutemen's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ryan Zhu was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Montclair Kimberley Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Newark Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Montclair Kimberley Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Newark Academy when the teams last played on Wednesday, winning 15-11. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Minutemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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