Baseball Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Ridgefield Park's Winning Streak

If Ridgefield Park was feeling good fresh off their 7-0 takedown of Dwight Morrow on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Scarlets fell 12-8 to the Indian Hills Braves on Friday. The Scarlets' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Emmanuel Paula Ruiz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Jay Mejia was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs.

Ridgefield Park's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Indian Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.

Ridgefield Park will square off against Cresskill at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.62 runs per game on average), something the Scarlets will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Indian Hills, they will take on Hudson Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Braves are facing the Hawks at the right time seeing as the Hawks are stuck on a 13-game losing streak.