Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Newton Braves (Newton, NJ) and the visiting Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ), saw Newton's baseball squad edge Hackettstown by a count of 9-8.
Coming up next, the Braves play the West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) in a non-league battle, on Friday, April 26. Newton will attempt to move on its 12-2 season record. The Mountaineers enter the battle with a 1-12 record after their 10-2 league loss to Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NJ).
The Tigers now possess a 8-6 record. They take the field next when they host Mount Olive for a non-league battle on Monday, April 29. Hackettstown will play a Marauders squad coming off a 5-3 non-league loss to West Morris Mendham (Mendham, NJ). The Marauders record now stands at 6-7.