It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cliffside Park ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Dumont Huskies. With that win, Cliffside Park brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
John Raftopolous made a big impact while hitting and pitching. 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 on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Raftopolous was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Freddy Fland was incredible, going 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, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Cliffside Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against Dumont: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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