The Spackenkill Spartans will face off against the Croton-Harmon Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Spackenkill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chester and snuck past 14-13. Spackenkill's victory was all the more impressive since Chester was averaging only 3.45 runs allowed on the season.
Dan Collins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Collins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Collins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Dylan Boenig was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Bryan Hoyt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Croton-Harmon entered their tilt with Rye Neck with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for Croton-Harmon as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The victory made it two in a row for Spackenkill and bumps their season record up to 16-4. As for Croton-Harmon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 18-5 record this season.
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