Baseball Game Preview: Valley Stream Central Eagles vs. Roosevelt Roughriders

For the second straight game, Valley Stream Central will face off against Roosevelt. The Eagles will face off against the Roughriders at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. One thing working in Valley Stream Central's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.

If Valley Stream Central beats Roosevelt with 11 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Eagles put the hurt on the Roughriders with a sharp 11-1 victory on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Xavier Mason

Batters Struck Out

04/11/25 vs Roosevelt	9
04/07/25 @ Elmont Memorial	5
03/31/25 vs Sewanhaka	9

Xavier Mason looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Adam Norton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Ariel Cabral also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Valley Stream Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Valley Stream Central pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.