Baseball Recap: North Hunterdon Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when North Hunterdon challenged Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday. The Lions lost 7-1 to the Panthers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered since April 1st.

North Hunterdon got a good showing from Nick DeSimone, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those zero earned runs gave DeSimone a new career-low.

On the hitting side, North Hunterdon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Famolari, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

This is the second loss in a row for North Hunterdon and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-10.

Looking ahead, North Hunterdon will face off against Middlesex at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bridgewater-Raritan will be paying especially close attention to the Lions' match: after the Lions face off against the Bluejays, they'll take on Bridgewater-Raritan again at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.