Ridgewood fell victim to Niles Notre Dame and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Niles Notre Dame Dons. Ridgewood has not had much luck with Niles Notre Dame recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Niles Notre Dame's part, Paul Svanascini led a balanced Dons bullpen and pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Julian Cabanin and Michael Keany did most of the damage at the plate: Cabanin went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Keany scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tim Witchger, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Ridgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Niles Notre Dame, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Ridgewood will be playing at home against Lincoln Park at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgewood is facing Lincoln Park at the right time seeing as Lincoln Park is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Niles Notre Dame, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Patrick at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Niles Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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