Mainland Regional is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Saratoga Springs. The Mainland Regional Mustangs fell just short of the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks by a score of 4-2. Mainland Regional's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Saratoga Springs' part, Rick Rossi looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rossi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Raul Rodriguez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick McKinley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Mainland Regional's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Saratoga Springs, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mainland Regional will play host again on Monday to welcome Kingsway, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Kingsway: 3.9, Mainland Regional: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Saratoga Springs, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Millville at 2:00 p.m. Saratoga Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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