The Ridgewood Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Glenbard South Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Ridgewood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Riverside-Brookfield on Monday. They lost 9-2 to the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for Ridgewood in their matchups with Riverside-Brookfield: they've now lost six in a row.
Jaden Rodriguez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Glenbard South came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bison 11-1.
Ridgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Glenbard South, they pushed their record up to 12-13 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Ridgewood suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Glenbard South in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Ridgewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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