Riverhead put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Ward Melville Patriots. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Riverhead also won the last time the pair played on April 5th.
Mya Marelli was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Marelli has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Marelli was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jorydn Kwasna, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Madison Saladino was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Riverhead's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for Ward Melville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Riverhead will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sachem East at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sachem East: 3, Riverhead: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Ward Melville, they will head out on the road to take on Walt Whitman at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ward Melville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Walt Whitman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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