The Eastside Ghosts will head out on the road to face off against the Passaic County Tech Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Eastside fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against DePaul Catholic on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Ghosts in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.
Kairo Reyes
| 05/10/25 @ DePaul Catholic | 3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Hawthorne | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ St. Joseph Regional | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Bergen Tech | 3 |
Kairo Reyes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Elier Ventura also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Passaic County Tech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Indians. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since May 13, 2024.
Passaic County Tech's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Eastside might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Passaic County Tech in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Ghosts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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