Newark Academy is 2-8 against Cedar Grove since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Newark Academy Minutemen will head out on the road to square off against the Cedar Grove Panthers at 4:15 p.m. Newark Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Cedar Grove likes a good challenge.
Newark Academy can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Shabazz.
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.
Meanwhile, Cedar Grove came up short against Verona on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Newark Academy's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Cedar Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4-1.
Newark Academy might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Cedar Grove in their previous meeting back in April. Can Newark Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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