North Rockland came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Warwick Wildcats by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. The Raiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Tara Murphy was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Murphy was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Murphy wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mia Calvario, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for North Rockland and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Warwick, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Rockland will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Clarkstown North at 4:30 p.m. on May 6. As for Warwick, they will square off against Goshen Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.4, the Gladiators 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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