The Red Hook Raiders will square off against the New Paltz Huguenots at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Hook took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Pine Plains as they made off with an 11-3 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, New Paltz owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Spackenkill.
Jack Maiale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because New Paltz is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-6 otherwise. Maiale was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
New Paltz has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Red Hook, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
Red Hook skirted past New Paltz 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huguenots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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