| 05/04/23 - Home | 1-8 L |
| 05/20/21 - Home | 5-8 L |
| 05/20/21 - Home | 3-8 L |
| 04/29/21 - Away | 1-11 L |
| 04/29/19 - Home | 4-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] and Monmouth United are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Spartans will be playing at home against the Red Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Monmouth United has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Sherrard, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Spartans fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Monmouth United gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Monmouth-Roseville 14-4. Considering the Red Storm have won nine games by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Chance Stewart and Egan Marshall did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Marshall got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Marshall has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kellen Boone, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Monmouth United always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monmouth-Roseville only posted an OBP of .357.
Monmouth United is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Monmouth United in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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