Baseball Game Preview: Hun Raiders vs. Immaculata Spartans

The Hun Raiders will challenge the Immaculata Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hun 3.5, Immaculata 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Hun is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hill School, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Hun was ranked seventh). The Raiders fell just short of the Rams by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Immaculata, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out North Hunterdon 4-3 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since April 1st.

Cole Raymond and Jackson Trego dominated on the mound. Raymond tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Trego tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Trego has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colin Kassai, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those stolen bases marked the first that he has snagged this season.

Hun's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-3. As for Immaculata, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.