After flying high against Fair Lawn on Saturday, Northern Highlands came back down to earth. The Highlanders lost 8-2 to the Ridgewood Maroons on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Maroons: they've now lost nine in a row.
Matt Sammarco
| 04/21/25 @ Ridgewood | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Paramus | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Paramus Catholic | 0 |
| 04/04/25 @ Mahwah | 1 |
Northern Highlands got a good showing from Matt Sammarco, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Sammarco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Northern Highlands saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Luftman, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Northern Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Ridgewood, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-3.
While Northern Highlands had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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