Memorial had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 2-5-1 to make it four. They fell just short of the North Bergen Bruins by a score of 4-3. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bruins apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Alvaro Ge Hechaverria was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Guillen, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
As for North Bergen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
On North Bergen's side, Ayden Rivera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rivera was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Rivera wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Cameron Perez was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
While Memorial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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