After flying high against Weehawken last Tuesday, Cresskill came back down to earth. The Cresskill Cougars took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Midland Park Panthers on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Cresskill in their matchups with Midland Park: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Midland Park's part, the team relied heavily on Ryan Fleming, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Fleming has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Carrea, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Cresskill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-1. As for Midland Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cresskill will take on New Milford at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Midland Park, they will head out on the road to square off against Ridgefield Park at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Midland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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