Riverhead is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Sachem East is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Riverhead Blue Waves will take on Sachem East at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Riverhead: 1.3, Sachem East: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Riverhead beat Ward Melville 5-2.
Mya Marelli was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Marelli has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Marelli was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jorydn Kwasna was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Saladino, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Sachem East's offense. They fell just short of Riverhead by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Sachem East's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Riverhead's victory bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Sachem East, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Riverhead skirted past Sachem East 1-0 in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Does Riverhead have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sachem East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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