Hun has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Pennington Red Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Hun's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Pennington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hun is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Seton Hall Prep, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Hun was ranked fifth). Hun fell 9-4 to Seton Hall Prep on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Pennington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Argonauts as they made off with an 8-2 win.
Hun's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Pennington, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Hun came out on top in a nail-biter against Pennington in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hun since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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