The Eastchester Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Wallkill Panthers. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Eastchester is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Fox Lane.
Meanwhile, Wallkill entered their tilt with Horseheads with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Blue Raiders 3-1.
Kyle DeGroat spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wallkill's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Rauschenbach, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Eastchester back to even at 5-5. As for Wallkill, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
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