The Central Regional Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Holmdel Hornets on Saturday.
Central Regional is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Point Pleasant Boro just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, Holmdel came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Bucs 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted against the Bucs since April 9, 2018.
Holmdel pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Central Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Central Regional came up short against Holmdel in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 5-1. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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