Softball Recap: Pine Plains Bombers vs. Marlboro Central Dukes
Pine Plains lost against Marlboro Central back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Pine Plains Bombers lost 11-3 to the Marlboro Central Dukes. The loss continues a trend for Pine Plains in their matchups with Marlboro Central: they've now lost four in a row.
For Marlboro Central's part, Leah Gunsett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. Gunsett has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marlboro Central got a massive performance out of Emma Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalista Birkenstock, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Pine Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Marlboro Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3.
Pine Plains will be playing in front of their home fans against Roosevelt at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marlboro Central, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Highland at 4:15 p.m. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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