Fox Lane entered their tilt with Port Chester with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Port Chester Rams on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Fox Lane, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Frank Salvatorelli tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, John Czernyk and Peter Portugues did most of the damage at the plate: Czernyk got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, while Portugues scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brad Patterson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Port Chester's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Villanova, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Fox Lane's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Port Chester, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5-1 record this season.
Fox Lane will be playing at home against Ossining at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Ossining has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Port Chester, they will head out on the road to challenge Mount Vernon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mount Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Port Chester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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