The Plainedge Red Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the Wantagh Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Plainedge didn't have quite enough to beat Wantagh and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that Plainedge has lost by exactly two runs.
For Wantagh's part, they got a great performance from Christian Danzilo as he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Danzilo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tom Wunderlich was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cole Spinelli, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Plainedge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wantagh, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-1-1.
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