Baseball Preview: Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors vs. Wallkill Panthers
The Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors will be playing at home against the Wallkill Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Our Lady of Lourdes has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Wallkill will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Our Lady of Lourdes came up short against Beacon and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, everything went Wallkill's way against Saugerties on Wednesday as Wallkill made off with a 15-5 win.
Ryan Mayer made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Mayer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Spencer Freer, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Mason Franklin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Our Lady of Lourdes' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wallkill, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Our Lady of Lourdes came up short against Wallkill in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Will Our Lady of Lourdes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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