North Salem had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 4-7 to make it four. They lost 20-0 to the Briarcliff Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 last Saturday.
As for Briarcliff, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games.
For Briarcliff's part, the result came thanks to Mike Hegarty's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Zachary Seim was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caden Roth, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Salem will head out to face off against Putnam Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. North Salem's pitchers better be ready for this one: Putnam Valley has averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Briarcliff, they are taking a road trip to square off against Albertus Magnus at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.94 runs per game on average), something the Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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