Softball Recap: Red Hook Has No Trouble Against Ellenville

Red Hook had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on the Ellenville Blue Devils with a sharp 17-5 win on Wednesday. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered an 11-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Red Hook's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-9. As for Ellenville, they moved to 4-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Red Hook will challenge Wallkill at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Ellenville, they will head out on the road to challenge Poughkeepsie at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Devils are facing the Pioneers at the right time seeing as the Pioneers are stuck on a five-game losing streak.