Baseball Recap: Rye Neck Panthers vs. Westlake Wildcats
Rye Neck waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Westlake Wildcats by a score of 6-3. That's more bragging rights for Rye Neck, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Eli Goldman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, Peter Apoldo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Evan Janowitz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Westlake's side, Mark Mastracchio was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Moronta, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rye Neck only tossed four.
Rye Neck's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Westlake, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Rye Neck will head out on the road to challenge Valhalla at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rye Neck's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Valhalla's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Westlake, they will take on Wantagh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wantagh is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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