The Eastside Ghosts will face off against the Clifton Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Eastside managed to slip by Bergen Tech the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Ghosts came up short against the Knights on Wednesday, falling 9-3.
Eastside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Francis Tejeda, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Samuel Pena was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Clifton came out on top against Wayne Valley on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Indians 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted against the Indians since May 1, 2018.
Bobby Cross was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Clifton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Eastside, they dropped their record down to 5-10 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Clifton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eastside hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for Clifton, though, as they've only averaged .242. Will they be able to contain Eastside's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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