The Hanover Central Wildcats will take on the Providence Catholic Celtics in a tournament on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hanover Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Marist 8-2.
The team relied heavily on Dylan Bowen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Hanover Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence Catholic). They put the hurt on Ridgewood with a sharp 17-1 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Celtics, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The victory (which was Providence Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 18-14. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Hanover Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9-1.
Hanover Central might still be hurting after the 14-3 loss they got from Providence Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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