Baseball Recap: Rye Neck extends home winning streak to six

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 12:07am

Baseball Recap: Rye Neck Panthers vs. Blind Brook Trojans

Rye Neck came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Blind Brook Trojans 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Rye Neck also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.

Eli Goldman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over eight innings pitched. Goldman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.

Rye Neck's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Blind Brook, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Rye Neck will be playing at home against Pleasantville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Rye Neck's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Pleasantville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Blind Brook, they will head out on the road to face off against Westlake at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Blind Brook is facing Westlake at the right time seeing as Westlake is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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