Baseball Recap: Cresskill Sets Scoring Season-High Against Elmwood Park

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cresskill). They blew past the Elmwood Park Crusaders 20-10 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now won five in a row.

Andrew Koprowski was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Koprowski was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Cresskill got a massive performance out of Angelo Cristantiello, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Cristantiello a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Manarang, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Cresskill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cresskill's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Elmwood Park, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Looking ahead, Cresskill will square off against Midland Park at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Panthers have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Elmwood Park, they will face off against Dwight-Englewood at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a three-game losing streak.