Baseball Game Preview: Hackensack Comets vs. Northern Highlands Highlanders

The Hackensack Comets will venture away from home to face off against the Northern Highlands Highlanders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Northern Highlands took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hackensack, who comes in off a win.

Hackensack will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Bergen Tech, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Comets walked away with a 6-3 win over the Knights on Saturday.

Holden Cohen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Hackensack is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-12 otherwise.

Thomas Ingallinera

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/10/25 vs Bergen Tech	4
04/05/25 @ Hasbrouck Heights	3
04/26/25 vs Teaneck	2
04/22/25 vs Fort Lee	2
05/07/25 vs Midland Park	1

At the plate, Thomas Ingallinera was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jorden Garcia, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Northern Highlands was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pascack Valley. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.

Northern Highlands saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Braunstein, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Hackensack's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12. As for Northern Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.

Hackensack came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern Highlands when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.