Baseball Game Preview: Hunterdon Central Red Devils vs. Ferris Bulldogs

The Hunterdon Central Red Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Ferris Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ferris took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hunterdon Central, who comes in off a win.

Hunterdon Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Ridge, who was ranked 17th at the time (Hunterdon Central was ranked 21st). The Red Devils put the hurt on the Red Devil with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Devils considering their one-run performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Ferris fell victim to Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 7-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Hunterdon Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Ferris, they now have a losing record of 7-8.