Baseball Recap: North Rockland Comes Up Short

North Rockland dropped their record down to 12-6 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Ketcham Storm by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Storm this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-6 on Tuesday.

Ryan Maltbie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits.

Gabe Reyes

Stolen Base

05/07/25 vs Ketcham	1
04/26/25 @ Warwick	1
04/23/25 @ Clarkstown North	1

On the hitting side, North Rockland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Reyes, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Reyes is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

As for Ketcham, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. The two-run effort marked their lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

On Ketcham's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: John Esposito gave up a run (which was unearned) on five hits.

Coming up, North Rockland will host Clarkstown South at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Ketcham, they will venture away from home to challenge Putnam Valley at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Storm 3.1, the Tigers 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.