Baseball Recap: Latin's Undefeated Season over After Three Games

If Latin was riding high fresh off their 11-1 takedown of Lake Forest Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Romans fell just short of the Ridgewood Rebels by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The Romans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rebels apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Karim Patterson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. John Rose was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Having lost for the first time this season, Latin fell to 2-1. As for Ridgewood, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-5.

Looking ahead, Latin will square off against Northridge at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Ridgewood, they will face off against Riverside-Brookfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Rebels' hitters will have their work cut out for them.