Baseball Recap: Elmont Memorial Falls to Valley Stream Central in First Game of Season

Elmont Memorial unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Valley Stream Central Eagles on Monday, falling 16-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.

Josh Polanco was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

Valley Stream Central's record is now 3-0-1.

While Elmont Memorial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.