The Putnam Valley Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westlake Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Back in April, Putnam Valley came up short against Clarkstown South and fell 8-5.
Meanwhile, Westlake scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Haldane 13-3. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Eamonn Corr, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Chris Arrichiello, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Putnam Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Westlake, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Putnam Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Westlake when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westlake's Robbie Celiberti, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Putnam Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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