Ridgefield Park is 1-9 against Mahwah since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Scarlets will take on the Thunderbirds at 4:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Ridgefield Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Dumont. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Scarlets.
The team relied heavily on Jason Alvarado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He also hit a triple, marking his first of the season. Mike Clement was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Ridgefield Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mahwah, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Indian Hills 8-1 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Thunderbirds have posted against the Braves since April 22, 2022.
Ryan Hawken and Matt Mackey did most of the damage at the plate: Hawken went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI, while Mackey scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Mackey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Buonanno, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mahwah is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Ridgefield Park, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ridgefield Park suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Mahwah in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Scarlets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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