With a playoff game on the line, Sachem East rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Babylon Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Sachem East who now have five in a row.
The result came thanks to Olivia Derose's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sachem East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Prisco, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Sachem East is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for North Babylon, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 19-4.
Sachem East will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Oceanside at 5:00 p.m. Sachem East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. North Babylon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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