The Northern Highlands Highlanders will take on the Hackensack Comets at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Northern Highlands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs last Saturday, they were much more limited against Pascack Valley on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Northern Highlands saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Braunstein, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hackensack hadn't done well against Bergen Tech recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Comets came out on top against the Knights by a score of 6-3.
Holden Cohen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Hackensack is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Thomas Ingallinera was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jorden Garcia, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Northern Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Hackensack, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12.
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