Washingtonville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Roosevelt Presidents at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Washingtonville will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Valley Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Washingtonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Central on Wednesday and snuck past 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Sean Davis, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Dempsey, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Panthers 5-3.
Washingtonville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Everything went Washingtonville's way against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Washingtonville made off with a 12-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washingtonville since the team 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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