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| 05/11/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/08/22 - Home | 18-4 W |
| 04/23/21 - Away | 12-2 W |
Northern Highlands is a perfect 3-0 against Paramus Catholic since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Paladins at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Northern Highlands 3.8, Paramus Catholic 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northern Highlands easily dispatched Bergen Tech on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Highlanders fell just short of Mahwah by a score of 4-2 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Highlanders have suffered since April 26, 2024.
Northern Highlands got a good showing from Matt Sammarco, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Northern Highlands saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Wagner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paramus Catholic). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Paramus an 11-0 shutout on Saturday. The Paladins not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 13, 2024.
Paramus Catholic now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Northern Highlands, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Northern Highlands came out on top in a nail-biter against Paramus Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Paladins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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