Baseball Preview: Ellenville Blue Devils vs. Pine Plains Bombers
Ellenville is 0-7 against Pine Plains since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ellenville Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Pine Plains Bombers at 4:15 p.m.
Ellenville is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Dover by a score of 4-3.
Jacob Wright was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Wright has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Damien Betancourt-Gath made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Pine Plains sidestepped Millbrook for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pine Plains.
Ellenville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Pine Plains, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Ellenville suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Pine Plains in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Ellenville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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