Wallkill is 1-7 against Pine Bush since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Bushmen at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, Wallkill came up short against Saugerties and fell 6-2.
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Ryan Murphy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of Wallkill's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 2-9 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Wallkill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Franklin, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Pine Bush and Monroe-Woodbury meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Bushmen came up short against the Crusaders, falling 10-1. The contest marked the Bushmen's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Pine Bush's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Wallkill, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Wallkill suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Pine Bush in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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