Baseball Game Preview: Cliffside Park Raiders vs. Becton Wildcats

The Cliffside Park Raiders will head out to square off against the Becton Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Cliffside Park was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Lodi on Saturday. The Raiders put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 10-2 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Freddy Fland

Runs

04/07/25 @ Garfield	3
05/17/25 @ Lodi	2
04/24/25 @ Westwood	2
04/15/25 vs North Arlington	2
04/14/25 @ Dwight Morrow	2
+ 7 more games

Cliffside Park let Victor Freytas and Freddy Fland run wild. Freytas got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three RBI, while Fland got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Fland has become a key player for Cliffside Park: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-14 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jayden Akkus, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Cliffside Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Becton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over Lodi on Monday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Cliffside Park's record is now 10-15. As for Becton, their record now sits at 12-13.

Cliffside Park couldn't quite finish off Becton in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.