The Rye Neck Panthers will challenge the Pelham Memorial Pelicans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Rye Neck is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sleepy Hollow a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Peter Apoldo
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Peter Apoldo made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Rye Neck got a big performance out of Will Tauber, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave Tauber a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Daniel Stone, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Rye Neck always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Pelham Memorial came out on top against Edgemont on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run sixth inning. The Pelicans were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Panthers. The victory continues a trend for the Pelicans in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Pelham Memorial now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Rye Neck, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.
Rye Neck skirted past Pelham Memorial 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Pelicans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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