Baseball Game Preview: Immaculata Spartans vs. Ridge Red Devil

Immaculata hasn't had much luck against Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Red Devil at 4:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.

Ridge will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Immaculata extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. Everything went the Spartans' way against West Essex as they made off with a 9-2 victory.

Jonathan Feltre looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).

On the hitting side, Jayson Labrador was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. Luca Catanzarite was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Immaculata kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Ridge made sure to put some runs up on the board against Montgomery on Saturday. The Red Devil put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 11-2 win. The Red Devil have beaten the Cougars the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cougars has come to flipping the script.

Ridge pushed their record up to 2-0-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 8.1 runs thus far. As for Immaculata, their record now sits at 3-0.

Immaculata suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Ridge when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.