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Bears Baseball Captures Two Wins Over Weekend
Briarcliff Bears beat cross-town rival Pleasantville Panthers 8-6 Sunday, to obtain their second victory of the weekend after a 4-3 defeat over Croton-Harmon Saturday.
Briarcliff Bears baseball had a successful weekend earning two wins to improve to 13-6 overall.
John Fussell’s three RBI’s, and Ryan Huegel’s two helped the hosts to their most recent victory, 8-6, over the cross-town rival Pleasantville Panthers Sunday at Briarcliff.
All was not lost for the other side though as Matt Cecchetelli hit a three-run double for the Panthers (9-10) in a rescheduled contest from May 16.
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Despite the loss, the Panthers upped their run count from May 12’s 8-3 home defeat to the Bears.
Post-season play for both teams remains to be seen but will be determined following Tuesday’s seeding meeting.
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In earlier over the weekend, Steve Hemberger ran in the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth Saturday’s 4-3 home victory over Croton-Harmon due in part to Paul Hernshaw suffering a pitch to the body. Colin Orr came through with two hits and an RBI for the home team.
