It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ridgewood had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Steinmetz College Prep Silver Streaks 11-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rebels also won the last time the pair played back in June of 2021.
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James Poljak and Frankie Barcas were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Poljak tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Barcas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Ridgewood is 5-1-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 11-13 otherwise. At bat, Poljak went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI, while Barcas went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Barcas has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Anthony Bruno was incredible, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Ridgewood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 12-14-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Sanchez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Ridgewood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win made it two in a row for Ridgewood and bumps their season record up to 16-14-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Steinmetz College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-24.
As of now, neither Ridgewood nor the Silver Streaks have any future games scheduled.
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