Briarcliff lost against Rye Neck last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Briarcliff Bears took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rye Neck Panthers. Briarcliff has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Rye Neck's part, they got a great performance from George Katsaros as he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Katsaros has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Eli Goldman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Apoldo, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Briarcliff's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Rye Neck, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Briarcliff will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Westlake at 11:00 a.m. As for Rye Neck, they will head out on the road to face off against North Salem at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rye Neck is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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