The Island Trees Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Plainedge Red Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Island Trees is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Island Trees is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Hicksville on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets.
Danielle Donahue spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Island Trees saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Cappa, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Plainedge has not done well against Island Trees recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on April 5th. Plainedge narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Island Trees 4-3.
Island Trees' defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Plainedge, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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