Saturday just wasn't the day for Walt Whitman's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverhead Blue Waves on Saturday. Walt Whitman has not had much luck with Riverhead recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Riverhead's part, not much got past Mya Marelli, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Walt Whitman off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Riverhead saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adriana Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Walt Whitman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Riverhead, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Walt Whitman will challenge Ward Melville at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Riverhead, they will head out on the road to square off against Sachem East at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverhead is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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