The Park Ridge Owls will venture away from home to square off against the North Arlington Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Park Ridge will face North Arlington after dropping another heartbreaker against Emerson on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Owls fell 8-4 to the Cavaliers. The Owls have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Arlington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Leonia on Thursday as they made off with an 8-2 win. Considering the Vikings have won three games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chris Troyano made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Zaldivar was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Danny Higgins, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Park Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for North Arlington, their record now sits at 3-7.
Park Ridge beat North Arlington 4-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Owls since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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