It was a phenomenal pitching duel between Hills East ace\u00a0Patch Dooley\u00a0<\/strong>and Smithtown East’s\u00a0Doug Goodwin\u00a0<\/strong>this afternoon. Both starters dominated, but Dooley was the star–fanning 15 in a one-hitter and leading the charge in a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n

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Dooley threw a complete game, the one run he allowed\u00a0came on the only hit allowed, a home run down the left field line by Andrew Canino <\/strong>to lead off the fourth inning. However, he came back strong recording 11 of the game’s final 12 outs on strike outs, and finishing with 15 Ks.<\/p>\n

After the game he said, “My curveball was working, I was spotting my fastball and my team did a great job of toughing out two runs to get the win.”<\/p>\n

Hills East only mustered four hits themselves, but smart base running helped put those who did get on get in great position to score. Senior\u00a0Elliott Goldstein\u00a0<\/strong>started it off with a single to center in the second inning, and Dooley helped his own cause with a double to right\u00a0center that put them both in scoring position. Next,\u00a0Reis Henderson <\/strong>flied out to the center fielder, but it was deep enough to score Goldstein and they went up 1-0.<\/p>\n