Briarcliff and Hastings pushed the score to 10-9 the last time they played Hastings, but on Saturday defenses reigned supreme. The Bears fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 2-1. The Bears were not able to make up for their defeat to the Yellow Jackets from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Max Amador
Max Amador put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Briarcliff's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Amador was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Amador wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Briarcliff and nudges their season record down to 4-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Hastings, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
While Briarcliff had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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