Hard work breeds success for EF’s Lewis
May 20, 2020

Hard work breeds success for EF’s Lewis

By Kevin Iacovangelo

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com

Junior Evan Lewis has put in work during the pandemic in preparation for summer baseball and fall football seasons.

Editor’s note: This story first appeared Monday in our electronic edition. We are re-running the story for those who don’t have access to the e-edition.

Even the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to be able to slow down Evan Lewis.

“My mentality after hearing there would be no spring ball was to get better and prepare for summer baseball (with Team All American),” said Lewis, who plays football, basketball and baseball at Elizabeth Forward. “I tried to look at it as a positive. I would have lots of time to get bigger, faster and stronger. Everyone is going through the same thing, so why not try and benefit from it?”

Free time isn’t something Lewis is used to.

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