Rye Neck had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Briarcliff Bears. That's more bragging rights for Rye Neck, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rye Neck got a great performance from George Katsaros as he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Katsaros has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Goldman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Peter Apoldo, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Rye Neck pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Briarcliff, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Rye Neck will head out on the road to square off against North Salem at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rye Neck's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so North Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Briarcliff, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Westlake at 11:00 a.m.
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