The Park Ridge Owls will face off against the Wallington Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Park Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight losses, while Wallington will come in with four straight victories.
Park Ridge is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 4th on Monday. They lost 9-1 to Midland Park.
Meanwhile, Wallington won against Becton on Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Panthers came out on top against Weehawken by a score of 5-2.
Tyler Perry was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wallington is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. Perry was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Jordan Kassteen and Alex Syby did most of the damage at the plate: Kassteen went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base, while Syby went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Syby is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Park Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Wallington, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Everything went Park Ridge's way against Wallington when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Park Ridge made off with a 20-10 victory. Do the Owls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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