Baseball Game Preview: Islip Buccaneers vs. Sayville Golden Flashes

For the second straight game, Islip will face off against Sayville. The Buccaneers will host the Golden Flashes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Islip has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Sayville will arrive with three straight wins.

Islip's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Sayville hitters got past them. The Buccaneers lost 11-0 to the Golden Flashes on Tuesday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 13, 2022, but that streak is no more.

Sayville pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Islip, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.