The Pennington Red Hawks will face off against the West Windsor-Plainsboro South Pirates at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Pennington's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so West Windsor-Plainsboro South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pennington lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Peddie, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's contest. The Red Hawks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Falcons an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Red Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Windsor-Plainsboro South can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Princeton Day.
Matt Raeter was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bennett Siegel was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double. He has become a key player for West Windsor-Plainsboro South: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 1-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Xander Rudisill, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Pennington pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Windsor-Plainsboro South, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Pennington came out on top in a nail-biter against West Windsor-Plainsboro South in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 9-7. Do the Red Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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