Baseball Game Preview: Westfield Blue Devils vs. Hunterdon Central Red Devils

The Westfield Blue Devils will take on the Hunterdon Central Red Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Westfield barely beat Cranford the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Devils put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 9-2 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jack Doherty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on ten hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Charlie McCormack, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Pete Cabrales, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.

Westfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Hunterdon Central waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rangers a 6-0 shutout.

Westfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hunterdon Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.

Westfield suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Hunterdon Central when the teams last played back in June of 2018. Will the Blue Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.