Baseball Game Preview: Dumont Huskies vs. Hasbrouck Heights Aviators

The Dumont Huskies will square off against the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Dumont has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Dumont came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 15-2 to NV - Demarest. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Norsemen: they've now lost four in a row.

Dumont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Mertz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Mertz hit this season.

Meanwhile, Hasbrouck Heights entered their tilt with Leonia on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Lions 15-3. Considering the Aviators have won three contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Damon Rivera was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Ryan Cappello was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one triple. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Cole Sudol was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.

Hasbrouck Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Hasbrouck Heights' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Dumont, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.