It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oceanside can now relate to. They fell just short of Sachem East by a score of 2-0 on Friday.
For Sachem East's part, the result came thanks to Olivia Derose's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks. Derose has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sachem East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Fischer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
The win was the sixth in a row for Sachem East, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Oceanside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sachem East, they are on the road again on Friday to play Fairport at 1:30 p.m. Sachem East's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Fairport's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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