North Rockland faced John Jay in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Raiders walked away with a 5-2 win over the Patriots. This was a revenge game for the Raiders: when they faced off against the Patriots on Wednesday, they had to take a 8-3 loss.
Chase Perini tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, North Rockland let Jacob Herrera and Gabe Reyes run wild. Herrera went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Reyes went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Herrera is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Joe Castaldo was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Raiders
| 05/03/25 vs John Jay | 5-2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Suffern | 9-2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Chatham | 12-5 |
North Rockland pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for John Jay, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 13-1.
North Rockland has already played their next game, an 8-6 loss against Ketcham on the 6th. As for John Jay, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 13-6 victory against Carmel on the 7th.
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