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Cougars Scoreboard: Baseball, Softball Win Pair of Games

Sports notebook for the week of April 29-May 6.

Baseball: The Cougars avenged a 2-1 loss to William Floyd on Monday by taking the next two games of the series to hang on to the top spot in League I at 10-4. The rubber game of the series went to nine innings before Keith Andrews' walk-off single gave Commack a 5-4 victory.

Softball: Commack's softball team edged out Sachem North, 5-4, for their second victory in as many days on Tuesday. After pounding Connetquot 18-8 on Monday, the Cougars needed an RBI single from Shayna Burgess in the bottom of the fourth to get past North. They sit at 9-3, in third place in League I.

Boys Lacrosse: David Murphy's three goals weren't enough to push the Cougars past Longwood on Wednesday as they fell 11-7. Commack dropped to 3-7 in League I and 5-7 overall, making any chance for a postseason bid slim. 

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Girls Lacrosse: A pair of losses has mired the girls lacrosse team near the bottom of League I, as they sit with a 2-9 league record. A 12-6 loss to Lindenhurst was followed by a 17-7 defeat at the hands of Middle Country this week. Though they've had a rough stretch thus far, and will have trouble finishing the schedule with West Islip, Connetquot and Ward Melville.

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