Wood-Ridge is 6-0 against Cliffside Park since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Wood-Ridge Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cliffside Park Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Cliffside Park took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wood-Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Wood-Ridge headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Garfield let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Wood-Ridge's way against Garfield on Tuesday as Wood-Ridge made off with a 10-2 win. Considering Wood-Ridge's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Salvatore Catanzaro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Catanzaro was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Nick Scalera and Christopher Castellano did most of the damage at the plate: Scalera scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Castellano went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jared Montoya, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cliffside Park lost 9-1 to Passaic Valley on Thursday.
Cliffside Park saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Freytas, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Wood-Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Cliffside Park, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14-1 record this season.
Wood-Ridge took their win against Cliffside Park in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-5. Does Wood-Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cliffside Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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