Nyack is 2-8 against Pearl River since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Nyack Red Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Pearl River Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nyack is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Ardsley by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Nyack.
Gianna Longo made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Longo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Longo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Longo wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Yelina Arias, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pearl River stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Nyack with a sharp 9-1 win.
Nyack's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Pearl River, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Nyack might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Pearl River in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Nyack avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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