Watchung Hills Regional and Hunterdon Central are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Warriors will welcome the Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Watchung Hills Regional 2, Hunterdon Central 0.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Watchung Hills Regional is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Oak Knoll 16-4 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Olivia Videla was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Leila Romero
| 04/30/25 vs Oak Knoll | 3 |
| 04/24/25 @ Hillsborough | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Hillsborough | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ St. Mary | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Immaculata | 1 |
In other batting news, Watchung Hills Regional let Leila Romero and Riley Bobrowski run wild. Romero got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Bobrowski got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave Romero a new career-high. Mia Simon was another key player, earning two RBI and two runs.
Watchung Hills Regional hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Knoll struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, Hunterdon Central strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Watchung Hills Regional get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The one-run effort marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hunterdon Central's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Watchung Hills Regional, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-4.
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