Elmwood Park hasn't had much luck against Cresskill recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Cougars at 4:00 p.m.
Elmwood Park is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bergen Charter.
Elmwood Park saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Solares, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Solares has brought in this season. Another was Matthew Barrios, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cresskill). They blew past New Milford 11-4 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Luke Kopczynski made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Cresskill's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). Kopczynski was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with five RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Tyler Manarang was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Connelly, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Cresskill's record is now 6-4-1. As for Elmwood Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Elmwood Park suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Cresskill in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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