Baseball: Blue Streaks bounce back against Terriers

Sophomore outfielder Matthew Cummings went 2-for-4 with a triple and junior catcher Christian Stagaard had a pair of hits to lead Warren Hills in a 5-3 win over Delaware Valley in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division clash on Thursday at Baka Field in Alexandria Township.

Warren Hills (4-2, 3-1 division), which snapped a two-game skid, including an 8-4 division loss to Ridge on Tuesday, jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first with four consecutive hits, including two doubles. Winning pitcher Anthony Veneziano struck out eight to improve to 2-0.

Delaware Valley (2-2, 2-2), amazingly, left the bases loaded in the final five innings. Losing pitcher Chris Fiaschetti struck out three and is 0-2. He went 2-for-2 with an RBI at the plate. Junior outfielder Frank McHugh was 2-for-4 and senior Nick Perna was 3-for-5 with an RBI triple.

Elsewhere in the Skyland:

North Hunterdon 4, Hillsborough 2 -- Senior Quentin Klein went 3-for-3 with an RBI and winning pitcher John Wilson, a sophomore, fired a six-hitter for the red-hot Lions (4-2, 3-1), who have won three in a row. Senior outfielder Marc Monks, who homered in Wednesday's 1-0 win over Montgomery, stole a base against the Raiders.

Hunterdon Central 4, Montgomery 3 -- Red Devils (3-1, 3-1) have won two in a row since a 6-1 loss to North Hunterdon in a Delaware Division matchup.

Immaculata 14, Phillipsburg 2 -- Senior third baseman Matt McAnally and senior shortstop David Wodzisz drove in runs for the Stateliners (1-4, 1-3), who were coming off a 10-3 win over Watchung Hills in a Delaware Division clash. McAnally was 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Wodzisz was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs against the Warriors.

South Hunterdon 8, Belvidere 6 -- Sophomore Thomas Madeo drove in a pair of runs and sophomore David Woodworth had a double and two RBIs for the County Seaters (1-3, 1-3) in a Valley Division loss. Junior Kevin Merle belted his first home run. Junior pitcher Henry Myerchin struck out nine in a no-decision. Senior Jayck Lopez went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs, while sophomore Nick Scamuffa was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Eagles (2-3, 2-3), who snapped a three-game skid.

Friday's HWS schedule

(All games 4 p.m. unless noted)

Skyland Conference

South Hunterdon at Belvidere, 3:45 p.m.

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Kittatinny at Newton

Lenape Valley at Hackettstown

Wallkill Valley at Jefferson

Hopatcong at North Warren

High Point at Mount Olive

Morris Knolls at Pope John

Montville at Sparta

Morris Hills at Vernon

Sussex Tech at Kinnelon