Baseball Game Preview: Watchung Hills Regional Warriors vs. Montgomery Cougars

The Watchung Hills Regional Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Montgomery Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Watchung Hills Regional took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Montgomery 14-0. The game marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.

ROB CENTAMORE looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

MAX PAYNE

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/29/25 vs Montgomery	3
04/17/25 vs Somerville	1
04/05/25 vs The Pingry School	1
05/14/24 vs Montgomery	1
05/07/24 @ Cranford	1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on MAX PAYNE, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was STEFANO DiGERONIMO, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.

Watchung Hills Regional kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery only managed two hits.

Montgomery dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Watchung Hills Regional, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6.

Montgomery's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Watchung Hills Regional has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for Montgomery, though, as they've only averaged .331. Will they be able to contain Watchung Hills Regional's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.