The Islip Buccaneers will square off against the Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shoreham-Wading River took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Islip, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Islip turned things around against Kings Park on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Kingsmen.
Lauren Hofmann made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hofmann was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Hofmann wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ava Mirenda, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI. Another was Peighton Mckenna, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Islip always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Shoreham-Wading River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hampton Bays.
The win got Islip back to even at 5-5-1. As for Shoreham-Wading River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Islip took their victory against Shoreham-Wading River in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-3 score. Will the Buccaneers repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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