North Babylon and Sachem East squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but North Babylon had to settle for second. They fell just short of Sachem East by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this year in which North Babylon was not able to get on the board.
For Sachem East's part, not much got past Olivia Derose, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep North Babylon off the board. Derose has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sachem East's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Prisco, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
North Babylon's loss dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Sachem East, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
North Babylon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sachem East, they are on the road again on Friday to play Oceanside at 5:00 p.m. Sachem East's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Oceanside's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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