The Nyack Red Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Suffern Mounties at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nyack's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Suffern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Suffern is hoping to do on Saturday what Nanuet couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Nyack's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Nyack's pitcher stepped up to hand Nanuet a 5-0 shutout.
Gianna Longo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Longo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Longo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maeve O?Donnell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Yelina Arias was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Suffern got the win against Arlington on Monday by a conclusive 12-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Suffern.
Nyack now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Suffern, their record is now 2-0.
Everything went Nyack's way against Suffern when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Nyack made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nyack since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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