Baseball Game Preview: Cherokee Chiefs vs. Hillsborough Raiders

The Cherokee Chiefs will square off against the Hillsborough Raiders on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Cherokee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Eastern 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chiefs have posted since April 22nd.

Brett Jackson

Runs

06/05/25 vs Eastern	2
05/30/25 vs Howell	1
05/27/25 vs Washington Township	1
05/23/25 @ Delran	1
05/10/25 @ Gloucester Catholic	1
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on Brett Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Barbagiovanni, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Cherokee hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsborough). They put the hurt on Old Bridge with a sharp 13-6 victory on Thursday. Hillsborough's win was all the more impressive since the Knights were averaging only 3.9 runs allowed on the season.

Cherokee's victory bumped their record up to 25-3. As for Hillsborough, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.