The Middletown Middie Bears will challenge the Wallkill Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Middletown came up short against Pine Bush on Wednesday, falling 23-1.
Middletown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Kurtz, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double. That run marked the first that Kurtz has scored this season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Wallkill made sure to put some runs up on the board against Our Lady of Lourdes on Monday. The Panthers blew past the Warriors 10-2. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Emma Hunt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.4 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Adrianna Gomez was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasey Garzione, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one triple.
Wallkill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Wallkill, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8-2.
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