For the second straight game, Rye will face off against Fox Lane. The Garnets will square off against the Foxes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rye's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Fox Lane's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rye is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Fox Lane just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Foxes by a score of 5-3.
For Fox Lane's part, they got a great performance from Frank Salvatorelli as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Salvatorelli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, CJ Simone was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Sean Singleton also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The win (which was Fox Lane's third in a row) raised their record to 3-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rye, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.
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