For the second straight game, Ridge will face off against Immaculata. The Red Devil will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Spartans at 4:00 p.m.
Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Immaculata, who was ranked 24th at the time (Ridge was ranked 12th). The Red Devil came up short against the Spartans on Wednesday, falling 6-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
For Immaculata's part, the result came thanks to Ryan Auten's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. Auten has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lewis, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025. Another player making a difference was Justin Labrador, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
The win made it two in a row for Immaculata and bumps their season record up to 13-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Ridge, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4.
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