Westlake lost against Rye Neck back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Westlake Wildcats wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-2 walloping at the hands of the Rye Neck Panthers. Westlake has not had much luck with Rye Neck recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Rye Neck's part, they got a great performance from George Katsaros as he struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Katsaros has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hamza Abdalla, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peter Apoldo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Westlake now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Rye Neck, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
While Westlake 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 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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