Baseball Recap: Cliffside Park Takes a Loss

Cliffside Park had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 7-10 to make it four. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ridgefield Park Scarlets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Scarlets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 on Monday.

Cliffside Park got a good showing from Matthew Padron, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Padron a new career-low.

On the hitting side, Freddy Fland made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor Freytas, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

As for Ridgefield Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.

On Ridgefield Park's side, they let Justin Maldonado and Jeremy Ballestas run wild. Maldonado went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Ballestas went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI Ballestas has posted since April 2nd. Another player making a difference was Jay Mejia, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Coming up, Cliffside Park will square off against River Dell at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The Golden Hawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.27 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Ridgefield Park, they will take on Passaic Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.