The North Rockland Raiders will face off against the Clarkstown South Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Rockland 2.4, Clarkstown South 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when North Rockland and Suffern meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Raiders came out on top against the Mounties by a score of 6-1.
Chase Perini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Mariotti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Derek Leitner, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Clarkstown South had just enough and edged out Harrison 2-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Clarkstown South also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: John Olivieri gave up a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Clarkstown South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Lipson, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Clarkstown South's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for North Rockland, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
North Rockland took their victory against Clarkstown South in their previous meeting last Sunday by a conclusive 12-4 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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