Bayside put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bronx High School of Science Wolverines and snuck past 10-9. Bayside had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
For Bronx High School of Science's part, they got a good showing from Benjamin Ziemer, who tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Eli Brisman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Ehrlich, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Bronx High School of Science didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Bayside's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Bronx High School of Science, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Bayside will be playing in front of their home fans against Stuyvesant at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bayside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Stuyvesant's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bronx High School of Science, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mott Haven at 4:00 p.m. on May 2nd. Bronx High School of Science is facing Mott Haven at the right time seeing as Mott Haven is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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