Newark Memorial was the 3-1 winner over American when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Newark Memorial Cougars fell just short of the American Eagles by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Noah Hanohano put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Hanohano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hanohano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Hanohano wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brian Covarrubias Jr, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Newark Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for American, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Newark Memorial will be playing at home against Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Newark Memorial has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for American, they will head out on the road to square off against San Mateo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (San Mateo: 3.6, American: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
