Baseball Recap: Cliffside Park Has No Trouble Against Memorial

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 @ Garfield	15
04/19/25 vs Memorial	10
04/14/25 @ Dwight Morrow	10
04/05/25 vs Leonia	10
04/16/25 vs Dwight Morrow	7

Cliffside Park was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Memorial on Saturday. The Raiders blew past the Tigers 11-1. Considering the Raiders have won six games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Breidy Marine made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Marine was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Jose Padron and Nicolas Ortiz did most of the damage at the plate: Padron went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Ortiz went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Ortiz has posted since back in April of 2024. Derek Sanchez was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.

Cliffside Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Cliffside Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Coming up, Cliffside Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Dumont at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Memorial, they will venture away from home to face off against St. Peter's Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Marauders' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.