“I expected us to be better at this point, but this is where we are right now.”
Stlll, Montclair would battle back to make it 4-4 in the sixth on Blau’s RBI hit before MKA regained the lead one last and impactful time in the seventh.
“It’s always nice to beat the Mounties,” said MKA coach Mike Sasso, who played in his share of Berra Cup games as a Cougar player in his own high school days. “They spanked us twice last year after we defeated them two years ago, but before that we hadn’t beaten these guys in like 20 years.
“We like where our team is at this point and - hopefully - we can continue to build on victories like this one as we move into the GNT (Greater Newark Tournament), the prep B tourney and – ultimately - the state tournament.”
YOGI BERRA CUP GAME, Monday, April 28:
MKA (10-2) 000 202 1 - 5 R 5 H 0 E
Montclair (5-9) 000 211 0 -4 R 5 H 3 E
2B- MKA- Quinn Carlesimo MHS- Sam Dorian-2 3B- David Aishton
WP- Alessandro Rizio LP- Sam Dorian