The Pleasantville Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Westlake Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pleasantville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Pleasantville will head out to face Westlake after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Pleasantville fell 7-4 to Rye Neck.
Meanwhile, Westlake came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Valhalla on Friday.
Westlake's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was James Maxwell, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Pleasantville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-2. As for Westlake, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10.
Pleasantville took their victory against Westlake in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 8-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Westlake's Nick Castellano, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pleasantville still be able to contain Castellano? There's only one way to find out.
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