Baseball Recap: Ridgewood Comes Up Short

Maroons

Previous 5 Games

05/18/26 vs Westwood	5-6
05/15/26 @ Bergen Tech	10-0
05/13/26 vs Paramus	12-0
05/11/26 @ Paramus	13-6
05/08/26 vs Ramapo	1-4

Ridgewood dropped down to 19-7 on Monday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Westwood Cardinals by a score of 6-5. The Maroons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.

As for Westwood, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.

For Westwood's part, the team relied heavily on Vin Cerritelli, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Steve Klein, who went 2-for-3 with one run.

Coming up, Ridgewood will host Indian Hills at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Westwood, they will challenge Rutherford at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Cardinals' hitters will have their work cut out for them.