Baseball Game Preview: Glen Rock Panthers vs. Hawthorne Bears

Panthers

Runs

04/25/25 @ Hawthorne Christian	17
04/23/25 vs Dwight-Englewood	10
04/22/25 @ Millburn	1
04/21/25 vs Manchester Regional	18
04/17/25 @ Bergenfield	5
+ 6 more games

The Glen Rock Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Hawthorne Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Glen Rock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.

Glen Rock's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Hawthorne Christian with a sharp 17-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Defenders: they've now won five in a row.

Nick Atme made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Atme was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Lagemann, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was J Spitaleri, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Glen Rock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in eight consecutive games.

Hawthorne couldn't beat Wood-Ridge on Saturday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Bears came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 15-5. The Bears have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Glen Rock, their record now sits at 9-2.

Glen Rock took their victory against Hawthorne in their previous matchup on April 4th by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.