The Suffern Mounties will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Nyack Red Hawks at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, everything went Suffern's way against Arlington as Suffern made off with a 12-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Suffern.
Meanwhile, Nyack had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Golden Knights a 5-0 shutout.
Gianna Longo made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Longo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Longo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Maeve O?Donnell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Yelina Arias, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Suffern's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Nyack, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Suffern suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Nyack in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Suffern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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