The Pawling Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Rye Neck Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pawling took a loss when they played away from home back in April, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed back in April. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over Westlake.
Meanwhile, Rye Neck had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Davey Ryan made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Ryan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peter Apoldo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Julian Frabasile, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pawling pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rye Neck, their record is now 15-3.
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