Hunterdon Central's baseball team certainly isn't going to sneak up on any well-versed opponent. Nonetheless, the Red Devils aren't opposed to an occasional ambush.
Such was the case on Thursday, as the Red Devils banged out 17 hits in a 17-3 pasting of Phillipsburg in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division clash at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.
Central (11-4 overall, 6-3 division), ranked No. 4 in West Jersey by Open Mike, has now won six straight and swept the regular-season series with No. 5 Phillipsburg (9-7, 4-5).
The Stateliners are heading in the opposite direction having lost three straight following a four-game win streak. Coach Dave Hinkle's team will head back to Flemington on Saturday for a third installment against Central in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament quarterfinals.
On Thursday, Jeremy Aike went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs and Chris Suseck was 2-for-3 with three RBIs to pace the Red Devils, who have totaled 50 runs during their current win streak. Winning pitcher Joe DiGiovanni was the beneficiary of the offensive uprising. He struck out five to earn his third win.
Robert Howell belted a solo homer for Phillipsburg, which managed just four hits. Sean Corman was dealt his first loss in five decisions.
In other action:
Warren Hills 10, Delaware Valley 6 -- Joe Matarazzo went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs and Kyle Allen continued his hot hitting by going 2-for-4 as the No. 7 Blue Streaks (7-6) won their third straight. Alex Haines also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the win. Brent Croasdale was 3-for-3 for the Terriers (1-11).
North Hunterdon 11, Immaculata 7 -- The No. 8 Lions (6-7) have beaten the Spartans twice this season, also winning 7-5 on April 7.
South Hunterdon 12, Belvidere 4 -- Winning pitcher Ray Brown helped his own cause at the plate, going 2-for-4 as the Eagles (4-9) snapped their four-game skid in a Valley Division clash. The County Seaters (3-9) have lost five straight and were shut out in their previous four games.
Voorhees 8, Somerville 5 -- Tyler Duplaga was 2-for-4 and Casey Conroy went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs as the No. 3 Vikings (10-1) won their third straight.
High Point 14, Wallkill Valley 4 -- Joe Drossel was 4-for-4 with a double, triple and four RBIs and Ryan Conklin drove in four runs for the Wildcats (8-6) in a Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference non-divisional clash. Brandon Moore had a pair of doubles for the Rangers (5-13).
Hackettstown 12, Whippany Park 5 -- Mark Feci was 2-for-5 with a homer and winning pitcher Mike DeLorenzo was 2-for-4 as the No. 2 Tigers (11-0) kept rolling.
Sparta 7, Mount Olive 0 -- Brendan Monahan went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs and improved to 4-1 on the mound as the red-hot Spartans (11-3) won their sixth in a row. Connor Glew had three hits and Devon Livingston was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Lenape Valley 9, Parsippany 8 -- Bill Sabo picked up his third win in relief as the No. 9 Patriots (10-3) scored six in the sixth and three in the seventh for the win.
Madison 10, Newton 0 -- Sam Hontz took the loss for the Braves (3-8).
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