Softball Recap: Hasbrouck Heights Beats Garfield for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Aviators

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 @ Palisades Park	21
04/28/25 vs Garfield	15
04/16/25 vs Eastside	15
04/04/25 @ Garfield	15
04/26/25 @ Teaneck	12

Hasbrouck Heights waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Garfield Boilermakers get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. Considering the Aviators have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Katelin Cowan's shutout, as she gave up just a hit.

On the hitting side, Daniele Giresi was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since April 5th. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Riordan, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Hasbrouck Heights was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .700. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.

Hasbrouck Heights pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Garfield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hasbrouck Heights will take on Lyndhurst at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Aviators are facing the Golden Bears at the right time seeing as the Golden Bears are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Garfield, they will venture away from home to take on Cresskill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.