In what's become a running theme this season, Harrison gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Eastchester Eagles with a sharp 11-5 win. Harrison's victory was all the more impressive since Eastchester was averaging only 3.71 runs allowed on the season.
Gabriella Triano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on AlexiA CozzAli, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of BarBara Jo Coppola, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Eastchester's side, Angelina Recine and Gianna Peduto did some serious damage despite the final result: Recine scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Peduto went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Alyssa Peduto was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Harrison's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Eastchester, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Harrison will head out on the road to square off against Ardsley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Harrison will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Eastchester, they are on the road again on Friday to play Pelham Memorial at 4:30 p.m. Eastchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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