Mahwah fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Ramsey on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2. The Thunderbirds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rams apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.

Tyler Thoelen
| 04/20/26 @ Pascack Hills | 7 |
| 04/13/26 vs River Dell | 5 |
| 04/27/26 vs Westwood | 4 |
| 03/30/26 vs Paramus Catholic | 2 |
| 05/11/26 @ Ramsey | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Tyler Thoelen was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Mahwah is 2-1 when Thoelen allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-16 otherwise. Thoelen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Thoelen wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Hawken, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Mahwah dropped their record down to 7-17 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ramsey, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
While Mahwah 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 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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