Baseball Preview: Monticello Panthers vs. Washingtonville Wizards
Monticello is 0-6 against Washingtonville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Monticello Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Washingtonville Wizards at 4:30 p.m.
Monticello's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Valley Central on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Vikings. Monticello just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Washingtonville narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Minisink Valley 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Washingtonville.
Nathan Scaglione spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Dempsey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaen Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Monticello's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Washingtonville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Monticello suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Washingtonville in their previous meeting on April 15th. Can Monticello avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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