Baseball Preview: Hightstown Rams vs. Pennington Red Raiders
Hightstown has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pennington Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hightstown: 3.8, Pennington: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hightstown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Steinert on Monday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-0. The loss continues a trend for Hightstown in their matchups with Steinert: they've now lost five in a row.
Dominick Terranova was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits.
At the plate, Hightstown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Klim, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Pennington's offense. They fell just short of Lawrence by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Pennington's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Hightstown's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Pennington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Hightstown was able to grind out a solid win over Pennington in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, winning 13-10. Does Hightstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pennington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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