The Immaculata Spartans will head out to challenge the Hun Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Immaculata has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Immaculata took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past North Hunterdon 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since April 1st.
Cole Raymond and Jackson Trego dominated on the mound. Raymond tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Trego pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Trego has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colin Kassai, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Hun is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hill School. The Raiders fell just short of the Rams by a score of 5-4. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Immaculata's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Hun, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-3.
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