Baseball Preview: Ridgewood Rebels vs. Westmont Sentinels
The Ridgewood Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Westmont Sentinels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Ridgewood came up short against IC Catholic Prep and fell 10-7.
Elijah Rodriguez and Nathaniel Cabrera did some serious damage despite the final result: Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Cabrera scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Szwedo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Westmont earned a 5-2 win over Farragut on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westmont.
Briggs Templeton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Templeton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rocco Damato, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ridgewood's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Westmont, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ridgewood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Westmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Ridgewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Westmont when the teams last played last Monday, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgewood 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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