Northern Highlands is 1-6 against Mahwah since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highlanders are taking a road trip to face off against the Thunderbirds at 4:15 p.m. Northern Highlands will be strutting in after a win while Mahwah will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Northern Highlands got the win against Bergen Tech by a conclusive 9-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Northern Highlands got a great performance from Jake Zborovsky as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Tyler Baelis was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Liam Soares was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mahwah didn't have quite enough to beat Fort Lee on Wednesday and fell 8-7.
Jake Buonanno was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Hawken, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mahwah's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Northern Highlands, their record now sits at 2-0.
Northern Highlands came up short against Mahwah when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 9-4. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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