Class AAA
No. 3 Cicero-North Syracuse 6, No. 2 Utica Proctor 3
For the second straight season, the Northstars ended the Raiders season in the Section III playoffs.
This time C-NS bested Proctor 6-3 in the AAA playoffs at Falcon Park on Thursday.
The Northstars jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Raiders got on the board in the bottom of the third to make the score 2-1.
Both teams put up two runs apiece in the fifth inning, but the sixth inning is where C-NS put some separation between the teams and it was enough for the win.
C-NS put up two runs in the top of the sixth to go ahead by the winning margin.
Proctor finishes the season 14-6. The Raiders were led by Anthony Marino who went two-for-three. Joshua Martinez added a hit and RBI and pitched 5.1 innings allowing five hits, three earned runs, six walks and striking out three.
Justin Coyne pitched a complete game for C-NS surrendering one earned run, six hits, one walk and striking out nine. Jaden Zimmer, Andrew Davis, Carter King and Battista Wood each tallied one hit and one RBI in the win.
C-NS will play No. 4 Christian Brothers Academy at 6 p.m. on Sunday in the Section III Class AAA finals at OCC.
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