Cliffside Park extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 7-9 in the process. They fell 5-2 to the Ridgefield Park Scarlets. The Raiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Scarlets from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Cliffside Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Freddy Fland, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Ridgefield Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games.
On Ridgefield Park's side, Andrew Garcia tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The Scarlets are undefeated when Garcia allows three or fewer earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Jeremy Ballestas was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Jason Alvarado was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
While Cliffside Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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