The Briarcliff Bears will head out on the road to take on the Westlake Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Briarcliff fell victim to a rough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Hendrick Hudson.
Meanwhile, Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pawling.
Westlake saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keith Haecker, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. Haecker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Briarcliff's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Briarcliff came up short against Westlake in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 14-11. Thankfully for Briarcliff, Devin Ryan (who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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