Baseball Game Preview: Cresskill Cougars vs. Ridgefield Park Scarlets

The Cresskill Cougars will head out to square off against the Ridgefield Park Scarlets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cresskill has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Cresskill is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Midland Park just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.

Tyler Manarang was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since April 1st. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

In other batting news, Luke Kopczynski was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Ridgefield Park's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 12-8 to Indian Hills.

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. Another player making a difference was Ryan Lewis, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.

Ridgefield Park's record is now 9-6. As for Cresskill, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-5-1.