Baseball Preview: Ridgewood Rebels vs. Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs
Ridgewood has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverside-Brookfield took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ridgewood, who comes in off a win.
Ridgewood's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Zion-Benton with a sharp 12-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Ridgewood needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Jayson Lopez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jaden Rodriguez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peter Rosales, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Brookfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Lincoln-Way West by a score of 2-1.
Ridgewood now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Riverside-Brookfield, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12.
Ridgewood came up short against Riverside-Brookfield in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-1. Will Ridgewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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