Baseball Game Preview: Cliffside Park Red Raiders vs. Ridgefield Park Scarlets

Red Raiders

Runs

04/27/26 @ Ridgefield Park	0
04/25/26 vs Ridgefield Memorial	11
04/24/26 vs Westwood	2
04/21/26 vs Dumont	7
04/20/26 @ Dumont	7
+ 10 more games

For the second straight game, Cliffside Park will face off against Ridgefield Park. The Red Raiders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Scarlets at 4:15 p.m. Cliffside Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Cliffside Park fell victim to Ridgefield Park and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Scarlets by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their meetings with the Scarlets: they've now lost six in a row.

For Ridgefield Park's part, the result came thanks to Andrew Garcia's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Ridgefield Park's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jay Mejia, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

The win (which was Ridgefield Park's seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Cliffside Park, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cliffside Park has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Ridgefield Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.