Baseball Recap: Hightstown's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Hightstown came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over the Princeton Tigers. Considering the Rams have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Hightstown got a great performance from Dominick Terranova as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Terranova has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Daniel Krier was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Drews, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.

Hightstown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Hightstown's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Princeton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hightstown will face off against Ewing at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.2 runs per game on average), something the Rams will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Princeton, they will welcome South River at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.