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The Hillsborough (NJ) varsity baseball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) by a score of 3-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hunterdon Central	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hillsborough	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

New Jersey High School Baseball - Hunterdon Central held off by Hillsborough

May 29, 2025: Flemington, NJ 08822

The Hunterdon Central Red Devils baseball squad (Flemington, NJ), 3-1 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting Hillsborough Raiders (Hillsborough, NJ)

With the triumph, Hillsborough moves its record to 11-11 on the season. The Raiders travel to Montgomery (Skillman, NJ) to confront the Cougars in a non-league contest on Tuesday, June 3. The Cougars come into the contest with a record of 8-13. Montgomery won 5-4 in their recent non-league contest against Hightstown (Hightstown, NJ)

The Red Devils now possess a 19-6 record.

HCHS vs Hillsborough Baseball Game Info

Thu., May. 29, 2025

The Hillsborough (NJ) varsity baseball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) by a score of 3-1.

This game is a part of the "2025 NJSIAA New Jersey Baseball State Championship - Central Jersey Group 4" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Hunterdon Central (24-25)

NJ	Div.
21	3

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
19-6	7-3	9-1	9-4	1-1	.760	.700	118	64

Hillsborough (24-25)

NJ	Div.
48	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
15-12	3-6	6-6	5-6	4-0	.556	.333	153	145

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Hunterdon Central	.3	.2	.3	0	.6	.6	1.3	0	2.0	4.0	4.7	6.2	1.5
Hillsborough	.5	.5	1.2	.1	.9	.9	.7	1.0	-	-	5.7	6.6	2.3

Head-to-Head

Hunterdon Central won on 4/1/2025

4/1 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Hillsborough 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
HCHS 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 7 2

The Hillsborough (NJ) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) by a score of 5-3.
Box score
Hunterdon Central won on 4/1/2025

4/1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

HCHS - - - - - - - 4 - -
Hillsborough - - - - - - - 3 - -

The Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Hillsborough (NJ) by a score of 4-3.
Box score
Hillsborough won on 4/3/2025

4/3 @ 3:45p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

HCHS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Hillsborough 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1

The Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Hillsborough (NJ) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Hillsborough won on 5/29/2025

5/29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

HCHS - - - - - - - 1 - -
Hillsborough - - - - - - - 3 - -

The Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against Hillsborough (NJ) by a score of 3-1.
Box score

4/1 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hillsborough	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2
HCHS	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	5	7	2

4/1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HCHS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hillsborough	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

4/3 @ 3:45p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HCHS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Hillsborough	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	2	7	1

5/29	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HCHS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hillsborough	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Hunterdon Central		Hillsborough
-	Batting Average	.248
-	On Base Percentage	.372
-	Slugging Percentage	.316
-	Fielding Percentage	.914
-	Win Loss Percentage	.714

Team Leaders

Hunterdon Central		Hillsborough	National Avg.
-	Batting Average	#44 David Kandell.600	.239
-	On Base Percentage	#44 David Kandell.600	.379
-	Slugging Percentage	#44 David Kandell.600	.302
-	Fielding Percentage	#14 Michael Albanese1.000	.860
-	Win Loss Percentage	#12 Samuel Malone1.000	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hunterdon Central	9-3		Hillsborough	5-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/22/25	Hunterdon Central	Steinert		4/5/25	Hillsborough	Steinert	(W) 3-1
4/8/25	North Hunterdon	Hunterdon Central	(W) 5-1	4/15/25	North Hunterdon	Hillsborough	(L) 9-7
4/9/25	Hunterdon Central	North Hunterdon	(W) 3-2	4/17/25	Hillsborough	North Hunterdon	(L) 1-0
4/10/25	Hunterdon Central	North Hunterdon	(W) 5-1
5/14/25	North Hunterdon	Hunterdon Central
4/12/25	Hunterdon Central	Phillipsburg		5/9/25	Hillsborough	Phillipsburg	(W) 17-12
4/12/25	Hunterdon Central	Phillipsburg
4/16/25	Phillipsburg	Hunterdon Central	(W) 6-1
4/15/25	Hunterdon Central	Immaculata	(L) 10-2	4/29/25	Hillsborough	Immaculata	(L) 9-5
4/17/25	Immaculata	Hunterdon Central	(W) 8-7	5/1/25	Immaculata	Hillsborough	(L) 15-6
				5/14/25	Immaculata	Hillsborough	(L) 10-9
4/21/25	Watchung Hills Regional	Hunterdon Central	(W) 2-1	5/14/25	Watchung Hills Regional	Hillsborough	(W) 6-5
4/21/25	Hunterdon Central	Watchung Hills Regional	(W) 3-1
4/22/25	Bridgewater-Raritan	Hunterdon Central	(L) 8-3	4/9/25	Bridgewater-Raritan	Hillsborough	(W) 3-0
4/24/25	Hunterdon Central	Bridgewater-Raritan	(W) 3-0	4/10/25	Bridgewater-Raritan	Hillsborough	(W) 5-4
4/29/25	Hunterdon Central	Ridge	(L) 6-1	4/22/25	Hillsborough	Ridge	(L) 7-1
5/1/25	Ridge	Hunterdon Central	(W) 11-1	4/23/25	Ridge	Hillsborough	(L) 5-4

Record Breakdown

Hunterdon Central (24-25)		Hillsborough (24-25)
19-6	Overall	15-12
7-3	League	3-6
11-2	Non-League	8-5
2-2	Head to Head	2-2
9-3	Common Opponent	5-7
9-1	Home	6-6
9-4	Away	5-6
1-1	Neutral	4-0
1-1	Playoff	4-1
19-6	In-State	15-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0