Ridgefield Park won the last time they faced Cliffside Park and things went their way on Monday too. The Scarlets came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 5-2.
Andrew Garcia tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four matchups.
04/28/25 @ Cliffside Park | 2 |
04/26/25 vs Cresskill | 1 |
04/22/25 vs Dwight Morrow | 1 |
04/21/25 @ Dwight Morrow | 1 |
04/16/25 @ Fort Lee | 1 |
On the hitting side, 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. Another player making a difference was Jason Alvarado, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Ridgefield Park has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cliffside Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Ridgefield Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Raiders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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