For the second straight game, East Rockaway will face off against Carle Place. The Rocks will take on the Frogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
East Rockaway came up short against Carle Place on Monday, falling 11-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rocks have suffered against the Frogs since April 4, 2022.
For Carle Place's part, they got a massive performance out of Philip Bunt, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Bunt has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Patrick McCarthy, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Carle Place was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Carle Place is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for East Rockaway, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
East Rockaway suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Carle Place in their previous meeting on Monday. Can the Rocks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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