Islip extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-8 in the process. They fell 6-3 to the Mount Sinai Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, with their most recent loss being a 3-1 defeat on Thursday.
Colin Haug made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Mount Sinai, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Mount Sinai's side, Shawn Flannery made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Flannery a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, Benny Franquiz was incredible, firing off two home runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Mount Sinai is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Ralph Passantino was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Islip has already played their next contest (against Bay Shore), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Mount Sinai, they will challenge Shoreham-Wading River at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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