Baseball Game Preview: Richmond Hill Lions vs. Tottenville Pirates

For the second straight game, Richmond Hill will face off against Tottenville. The Lions will host the Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Richmond Hill 2.1, Tottenville 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Richmond Hill is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Tottenville just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 10-4 to the Pirates. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this match were averaging 2.11 runs allowed.

Christian Duarte was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

The victory was the ninth in a row for Tottenville, bringing their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Richmond Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-3-1.