The Allentown Redbirds will challenge the Hightstown Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Allentown came up short against Lawrence and fell 10-5.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hightstown). They never let Trenton Central get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Thursday. With that victory, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Dominick Terranova tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Hightstown got a massive performance out of Alex Werden, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Werden a new career-high in RBI (two). Anthony Benitez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Hightstown's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Allentown, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Allentown took their victory against Hightstown when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0 score. Do the Redbirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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