The Fair Lawn Cutters will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cliffside Park Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fair Lawn took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Ridgewood.
Kendall McNamara spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits.
At the plate, Fair Lawn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Davis, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cliffside Park can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Teaneck 8-7.
Cliffside Park got a big performance out of Sharlene Cepeda, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mattingly Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Fair Lawn is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Cliffside Park, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-15.
Everything went Fair Lawn's way against Cliffside Park in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Fair Lawn made off with a 17-0 victory. Does Fair Lawn 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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