Baseball Recap: North Rockland Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Ketcham

North Rockland faced Ketcham in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Raiders fell just short of the Storm by a score of 8-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Storm: they've now lost eight in a row.

Michael Bakr made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

North Rockland's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Ketcham, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ketcham beat North Rockland by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday.