The Hunterdon Central Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Hunterdon Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Hunterdon Central fell victim to Watchung Hills Regional and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss was their first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas Aquinas). They put the hurt on Metuchen with a sharp 19-0 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their two-run performance the contest before.
St. Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Hunterdon Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
Hunterdon Central came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team 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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