Baseball Recap: Hightstown's Run of Eight Straight Wins Now Over

By Team Reports May 1, 2025, 2:35am

Baseball Recap: Hightstown Rams vs. Princeton Day Panthers

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Previous 5 Games

04/30/25 vs Princeton Day0-1
04/28/25 vs West Windsor-Plainsboro North8-1
04/24/25 @ Princeton16-5
04/21/25 vs Hopewell Valley Central5-3
04/19/25 vs Nottingham12-0

After a string of eight wins, Hightstown's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Princeton Day Panthers by a score of 1-0. The Rams were not able to make up for their defeat to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.

Dominick Terranova was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Hightstown's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 13-2. As for Princeton Day, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.

Hightstown and Princeton Day should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Rams (ranked 28th) will meet Liberty (ranked 297th) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Princeton Day will take on Bound Brook at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (84 vs. 366).

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