The Ridgewood Generals will challenge the Shadyside Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgewood is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Ridgewood after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Newark Catholic by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Generals have lost by just one run.
Shadyside's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Union Local on Tuesday. The Tigers put the hurt on Hiland with a sharp 14-3 victory.
Ariana Saxton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamryn Parker, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Ali Weatherson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Shadyside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Shadyside pushed their record up to 13-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9-1.
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