Riverhead is 7-1 against Central Islip since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Riverhead Blue Waves will head out on the road to challenge the Central Islip Musketeers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverhead has 15 straight victories, Central Islip has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Riverhead is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Longwood (and have done all season long). Everything went Riverhead's way against Longwood on Thursday as Riverhead made off with a 13-0 win.
Mya Marelli made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Marelli has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Marelli was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Viola, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Bella D'Andrea was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Central Islip came up short against Sachem East on Saturday and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that Central Islip has lost by exactly four runs.
Riverhead's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Central Islip, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Riverhead's way against Central Islip in their previous matchup back in April as Riverhead made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverhead since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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