The West Babylon Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Walt Whitman Wildcats at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Babylon will come into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
West Babylon had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Islip two weeks ago. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Buccaneers. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Kayleigh Carlson tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Storm Romano and Giovanna Miranda did most of the damage at the plate: Romano went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Miranda went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maria Fiume, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Walt Whitman lost 7-1 to Ward Melville on Thursday.
West Babylon pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Walt Whitman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
West Babylon couldn't quite finish off Walt Whitman in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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