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| 04/26/24 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 04/24/24 - Away | 15-1 W |
| 04/22/24 - Home | 11-8 W |
| 05/01/23 - Home | 0-10 L |
| 04/12/23 - Away | 5-7 L |
| + 5 more games |
Pine Bush and Monroe-Woodbury are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Bushmen will head out on the road to face off against the Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Pine Bush's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Monroe-Woodbury's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pine Bush's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Middletown's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Bushmen put the hurt on the Middie Bears with a sharp 10-2 win. Considering the Bushmen have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Kingston, falling 14-4. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Crusaders, who until this contest were averaging 3.62 runs allowed.
Monroe-Woodbury saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Hayes, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Hayes has hit this season.
Pine Bush is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
Pine Bush came out on top in a nail-biter against Monroe-Woodbury in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bushmen since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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