Baseball Recap: South Hunterdon Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 vs Keyport	16
04/29/25 vs Belvidere	14
04/24/25 vs Bound Brook	12
05/07/25 vs Glen Ridge	10
04/22/25 @ Bound Brook	10

There's no place like home for South Hunterdon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Glen Ridge Ridgers on Wednesday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Eagles have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Ed Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of South Hunterdon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Parisi, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: South Hunterdon lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

South Hunterdon's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Glen Ridge, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-12.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Hunterdon will head out to take on Penns Grove at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Glen Ridge, they will venture away from home to challenge Linden at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.6 runs per game on average), something the Ridgers will no doubt try to take advantage of.