Mattituck had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-14 to make it six. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pierson Whalers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Whalers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-1 loss on Tuesday.
As for Pierson, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The win made it back-to-back victories for they.
For Pierson's part, their victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Paul Roesel, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
While Mattituck had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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