After flying high against Dwight Morrow last Thursday, Cliffside Park came back down to earth. The Cliffside Park Raiders suffered a tough 16-8 loss at the hands of the Westwood Cardinals on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Cliffside Park of the 15-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Marco Rinaldi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Victor Freytas, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Cliffside Park dropped their record down to 1-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Cliffside Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridgefield Park at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Westwood, they will head out on the road to take on Bergen Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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