Baseball Recap: Northern Highlands Drops Season-High Score on Fair Lawn

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northern Highlands). They put the hurt on the Fair Lawn Cutters with a sharp 14-2 victory on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Ryan Lalime looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

Jacob Wagner

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/19/25 @ Fair Lawn	4
04/16/25 vs Paramus	1
04/11/25 vs Bergenfield	1
03/31/25 @ Pascack Hills	1

At the plate, Jacob Wagner was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zach Braunstein, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Northern Highlands kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.

Northern Highlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Fair Lawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northern Highlands will take on Ridgewood at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Fair Lawn, they will head out to square off against Passaic Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Cutters' hitters will have their work cut out for them.