For the second straight game, Riverhead will face off against Patchogue-Medford. The Blue Waves will welcome the Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Riverhead didn't have quite enough to beat Patchogue-Medford and fell 2-1.
For Patchogue-Medford's part, Thomas Fleischman tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Fleischman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Patchogue-Medford's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derek Graham, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Graham has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Patchogue-Medford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Riverhead, they now have a losing record of 8-9-1.
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