The Longwood Lions will head out on the road to face off against Sachem East at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Longwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Longwood had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Walt Whitman.
Meanwhile, Sachem East had just enough and edged Brentwood out 4-2 on Monday.
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.
On the hitting side, Xiomara Llerena and Cameron Buckstein did most of the damage at the plate: 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.
Longwood's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Sachem East, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Longwood came up short against Sachem East in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sachem East's Madison Fischer, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Now that Longwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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