Elmwood Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Ridgewood Rebels by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Elmwood Park of the 10-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Zach Ennis was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Ennis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Ennis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Waijdy El halabi solorzano, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Ridgewood's side, they got a great performance from Jayson Lopez as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched.
Elmwood Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Ridgewood, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Elmwood Park will look to defend their home field on Monday against Riverside-Brookfield at 5:00 p.m. Riverside-Brookfield is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Elmwood Park will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Ridgewood, they will square off against IC Catholic Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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