Valley Central has gone 8-2 against Pine Bush recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Bushmen at 12:00 p.m.
Valley Central is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Wallkill. The Vikings put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 21-12 win on Monday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Eleanor O'Neill
| 03/30/26 @ Wallkill | 5 |
| 05/21/25 vs Washingtonville | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Chester | 3 |
| 05/19/25 vs Saugerties | 2 |
| 05/15/25 @ Goshen Central | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Eleanor O'Neill, who fired off six RBI, four runs, and three doubles while going 5-for-5. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Smit, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and four RBI.
Valley Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pine Bush and Wallkill finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 tie on Wednesday.
Valley Central couldn't quite get it done against Pine Bush in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 5-0. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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