Baseball Preview: Pierson Whalers vs. Central Islip Musketeers
After two games on the road, Pierson is heading back home. They will take on the Central Islip Musketeers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pierson stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Southampton as Pierson made off with a 14-7 victory.
Lucas Iulo and Nathan Dee made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Iulo tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Dee struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Iulo scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Dee scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Pierson let Max Krotman and Jeffery Gregor loose on the outfield. Krotman went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Gregor went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Mancino, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Islip had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Riverhead by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday. Central Islip's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Pierson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Central Islip, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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