With a playoff win on the line, Putnam Valley rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Briarcliff Bears by a score of 7-2. Seven seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Eli Pierce
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Eli Pierce spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Louis Peduto, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Peterson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Putnam Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Putnam Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Briarcliff, they moved to 15-7-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Putnam Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Briarcliff, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Pawling at 5:00 p.m. The Bears will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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