Baseball Recap: Marlboro Central Dukes vs. Wallkill Panthers
After a string of four wins, Marlboro Central's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Wallkill Panthers by a score of 10-9. Marlboro Central has struggled against Wallkill recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For Wallkill's part, Kyle DeGroat was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. DeGroat was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
DeGroat wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Conner Griffin, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. J.J. Detz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Marlboro Central fell to 4-1. As for Wallkill, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Marlboro Central will take on Roosevelt at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wallkill, they will head out on the road to take on Red Hook at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wallkill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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