Baseball Game Preview: Ridgewood Generals vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave

The Ridgewood Generals will head out on the road to face off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.

Ridgewood easily dispatched Newcomerstown on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Generals fell just short of Claymont by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the Generals' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Meanwhile, Newark Catholic posted their closest victory since May 11, 2024 on Wednesday. They skirted past Utica 2-0.

Ridgewood's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Newark Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.

Ridgewood came up short against Newark Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-2. Can the Generals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.