Baseball Game Recap: Rondout Valley Ganders vs. Wallkill Panthers

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 6:28am

Baseball Recap: Rondout Valley Ganders vs. Wallkill Panthers

Rondout Valley lost against Wallkill back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Rondout Valley Ganders fell just short of the Wallkill Panthers by a score of 5-3. Rondout Valley has struggled against Wallkill recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

For Wallkill's part, they let Spencer Freer and Mason Franklin loose on the outfield. Freer scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Franklin scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Freer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Mandich, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

Rondout Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Wallkill, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Rondout Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Marlboro Central at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Marlboro Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rondout Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Wallkill, they will be playing at home against Washingtonville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wallkill will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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