The South Hunterdon Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Vernon Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Delaware Valley hit South Hunterdon with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 7-2 to the Terriers. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Terriers: they've now lost four in a row.
South Hunterdon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MASON CURRIE, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Vernon came up short against Morris Knolls on Tuesday and fell 8-4.
Vernon also got a good showing from Matt Rugel, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Rugel gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2025.
At the plate, Junior Troche was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Vernon suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 3-2. As for South Hunterdon, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 4-2.
South Hunterdon suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Vernon in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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