Cliffside Park entered their tilt with Dwight Morrow on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Maroon Raiders 8-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-1 last Monday.
Nicolas Ortiz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cliffside Park let Kayden Moeller and Freddy Fland run wild. Moeller scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Fland went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Cliffside Park is 4-2 when Moeller posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Breidy Marine, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Raiders
| 04/16/25 vs Dwight Morrow | 44% |
| 04/15/25 vs North Arlington | 30.8% |
| 04/14/25 @ Dwight Morrow | 21.7% |
| 04/11/25 vs Pascack Hills | 36% |
| 04/09/25 vs Paramus Catholic | 26.1% |
| + 13 more games |
Cliffside Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
The victory got Cliffside Park back to even at 5-5. As for Dwight Morrow, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Cliffside Park will take on New Milford at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dwight Morrow, they will challenge Elmwood Park at 4:15 a.m. on Thursday. The Crusaders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.25 runs per game on average), something the Maroon Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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