Monroe-Woodbury had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 14-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks by a score of 1-0. The Crusaders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Goldbacks earlier this season, when they won 4-1.
Braeden Burke was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over eight innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April.
At the plate, Monroe-Woodbury saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Brito, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
As for Newburgh Free Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
On Newburgh Free Academy's side, not much got past Chase Rounds, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Monroe-Woodbury off the board. Rounds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
As of now, neither Monroe-Woodbury nor Newburgh Free Academy have any future games scheduled.
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