Sachem East has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Longwood Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sachem East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Sachem East will head into Monday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a nine-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Brentwood on Monday. Sachem East narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Brentwood 4-2.
Olivia Derose spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sachem East let Xiomara Llerena and Cameron Buckstein loose on the outfield. Llerena scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Buckstein scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Longwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Walt Whitman by a score of 8-7.
Sachem East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Longwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Sachem East beat Longwood 5-0 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Will Sachem East repeat their success, or does Longwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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