Baseball Recap: Monroe-Woodbury Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

Crusaders

Previous Games

04/29/25 vs Gorton	23-1
04/28/25 @ Kingston	9-0
04/23/25 @ Minisink Valley	13-1
04/22/25 vs O'Neill	20-0
04/16/25 @ Marlboro Central	16-8
+ 2 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe-Woodbury). Everything went their way against the Gorton Wolves on Tuesday as they made off with a 23-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Crusaders, who have now won seven matches in a row.

Ivan Marrero was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Post, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since April 2nd. Another player making a difference was Noah Brito, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Monroe-Woodbury was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in six consecutive games.

Monroe-Woodbury's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Gorton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4-2.

Looking ahead, Monroe-Woodbury will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Kingston at 4:15 p.m. The Crusaders are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Gorton, they will take on Sleepy Hollow at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Horsemen have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.36 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of.