Baseball Preview: Tenafly Tigers vs. Cliffside Park Raiders
Tenafly has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Cliffside Park Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tenafly's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Dwight-Englewood on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Cliffside Park wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Marco Rinaldi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Freddy Fland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Tenafly's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Cliffside Park, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9-1 record this season.
Tenafly beat Cliffside Park 5-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tenafly since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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