Baseball Game Preview: Briarcliff Bears vs. Haldane Blue Devils

For the second straight game, Briarcliff will face off against Haldane. The Bears will host the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Briarcliff has four straight wins, Haldane has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Briarcliff beats Haldane with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Bears were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Blue Devils on Monday.

Lucas Martinez

Runs

05/02/26 @ North Salem	3
04/28/26 vs Valhalla	3
04/21/26 @ Putnam Valley	3
04/14/26 @ Tuckahoe	3
03/31/26 vs Sleepy Hollow	3
+ 7 more games

The team relied heavily on Lucas Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Briarcliff's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). Zachary Seim was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Haldane's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Briarcliff, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1.