The Clarkstown South Vikings will square off against the Nyack Red Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clarkstown South has three straight victories, Nyack has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clarkstown South had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Tappan Zee on Wednesday. The Vikings put the hurt on the Dutchmen with a sharp 7-1 win. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Clarkstown South got a great performance from Kyle Sperring as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Sperring a new career-high.

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At the plate, Joseph Rosario was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Nick Speckenbach was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Clarkstown South always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Nyack scored first but ultimately less than North Rockland in their matchup on Wednesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 10-2.
Brandon Salemo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Nyack's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Clarkstown South, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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