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Last weekend the Molloy Lions showcased their power arms in a great four-game series against LIU Post. Yesterday, they turned the clock back to 1998 and won two slug fests against Nyack by the scores of 18-17 and 13-8.
In Game One, they led 12-7 entering the top of the sixth when Nyack erupted for eight runs to open up a three-run lead. Nyack added two in the seventh, appearing that they had opened the game up.
The Lions responded with two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth, thanks to RBI singles by John Galanoudis, Michael Rahn and Kyle Van Duyne.
They recorded 20 hits in the game and benefited from six Nyack errors. Galanoudis had four hits, scored four runs and drove in four.
Ron Bauer recorded his third win in relief with two shutout innings, while striking out three batters.
The Lions won the second game 13-8 in a bizarre game of crooked numbers. After being held scoreless in the first two innings, they put up four in the third. Galanoudis, Rahn and Angelo Navetto drove in runs with RBI singles to open up a 4-0 lead.
Nyack responded with a seven-spot in the fourth inning off Bobby Kelly. The lead would not last long, as Molloy put up three in the fifth on another RBI single by Galanoudis, a triple by Navetto and an RBI double by Rahn.
After Nyack put up one in the sixth, the Lions blew it open with a six-spot in their half, with the big hit coming on a home run off the bat of Deilyn Guzman–who also closed it out with an inning in relief.
Molloy improves to 13-12 with the victory, they will host Bloomfield College tomorrow.
The Lions offense has been downright on fire recently. They are now hitting .293 as a team and are averaging 6.5 runs per game.
