The Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Islip Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shoreham-Wading River is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
On Monday, Shoreham-Wading River came up short against Hampton Bays and fell 10-7.
Meanwhile, Islip had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Kings Park by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday.
Lauren Hofmann made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hofmann was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Hofmann wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ava Mirenda, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI. Another was Hannah Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Islip always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kings Park only posted an OBP of .080.
Shoreham-Wading River's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Islip, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Shoreham-Wading River suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Islip when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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