Baseball Preview: Cliffside Park Raiders vs. Dumont Huskies
Cliffside Park is 8-2 against Dumont since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cliffside Park Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Dumont Huskies at 4:15 p.m. Cliffside Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Cliffside Park needed a bit of extra time to put away Dumont. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 8-5. The win was a breath of fresh air for Cliffside Park as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
John Raftopolous made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Raftopolous has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Raftopolous was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Freddy Fland, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Breidy Marine, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cliffside Park's victory bumped their record up to 3-8-1. As for Dumont, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9.
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