Middletown had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against the Pine Bush Bushmen by a score of 4-1 on Monday. This was payback for Middletown, who suffered a 7-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Rudy Cherry made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Cherry was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Cherry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jarod Melendez, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
The win got Middletown back to even at 7-7. As for Pine Bush, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Middletown will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pine Bush: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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