After flying high against Wallington last Saturday, Park Ridge came back down to earth. The Park Ridge Owls took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Midland Park Panthers on Monday. Park Ridge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Midland Park apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
For Midland Park's part, Anthony Carrea made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Carrea has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carrea was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Midland Park let Connor Detrick and Ryan Fleming loose on the outfield. Detrick scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Fleming scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Fleming has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Ralph Caprio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Park Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Midland Park, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Park Ridge is on the road again on Tuesday to play New Milford at 7:00 p.m. New Milford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Midland Park, they will head out on the road to square off against Butler at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Midland Park is facing Butler at the right time seeing as Butler is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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