Baseball Preview: Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders vs. Kingston Tigers
Monroe-Woodbury has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Kingston Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Monroe-Woodbury and Kingston are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Monroe-Woodbury will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Pine Bush on Friday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Thursday. Monroe-Woodbury fell just short of Pine Bush by a score of 8-6. Monroe-Woodbury has struggled against Pine Bush recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
JJ Kelleher and AJ Lugo did some serious damage despite the final result: Kelleher scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Lugo scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Kingston beat Minisink Valley 6-2 on Saturday.
Monroe-Woodbury's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Kingston, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Monroe-Woodbury might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Kingston in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Monroe-Woodbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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