Plainedge is still winless after their contest against Wantagh on Tuesday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the Wantagh Warriors by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that Plainedge has lost by exactly two runs.
For Wantagh's part, Christian Danzilo tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Danzilo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tom Wunderlich was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Spinelli, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Plainedge's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wantagh, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-1-1.
While Plainedge 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 Thursday.
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