The Eastside Ghosts will face off against the Clifton Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Eastside is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Randallstown just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. The contest marked the Ghosts' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Eastside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eduardo Alcantara, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Clifton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Pequannock.
Justin Cabrera (11) and Andrew Gibney stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cabrera (11) got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, while Gibney went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Josangel Cruz also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Eastside's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Clifton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Eastside's way against Clifton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Eastside made off with a 6-0 victory. Will the Ghosts repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
