You cannot teach championship pedigree.

As a team that was coming off three consecutive sectional title games, New Providence was not going to beat itself with another trophy on the line. Instead, the Pioneers were able to take advantage of the opportunities given to them.

Brearley, which also faced New Providence in the 2019 North 2, Group 1, sectional title game, committed seven errors in the field in its return trip to the big game. This allowed second-seeded New Providence to cruise to a 8-3 win over fourth-seeded Brearley to win its fourth consecutive title at home on Friday afternoon.

Read the full story by NJ.com’s Matt Bove here