The Islip Buccaneers will head out to challenge the Sayville Golden Flashes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Islip turned things around against Hampton Bays on Tuesday. They blew past the Baymen 11-3.
Sayville came out on top against Hampton Bays on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fourth inning. The Golden Flashes put the hurt on the Baymen with a sharp 11-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Golden Flashes in their matchups with the Baymen: they've now won eight in a row.
Sayville pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Islip, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.
Islip couldn't quite get it done against Sayville in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 6-2. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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