Baseball Game Preview: Hightstown Rams vs. Delran Bears

The Hightstown Rams will head out to face off against the Delran Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hightstown will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Hightstown took a 13-run loss the last time they faced off against Hopewell Valley Central, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Rams had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rams have posted against the Bulldogs since May 5, 2016.

Andrew Emslie looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Hightstown let Daniel Krier and Brian Drews run wild. Krier went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Drews went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double marked the first that Drews has hit this season. Alex Werden was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Delran not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25th (when they won 14-0). They put the hurt on West Windsor-Plainsboro North with a sharp 14-2 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bears' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Hightstown pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Delran, their record is now 6-4.

Hightstown suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Delran in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.