The Washingtonville Wizards are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Wallkill Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Washingtonville will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Cornwall Central, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Washingtonville walked away with an 8-5 win over Cornwall Central on Monday.
Meanwhile, Wallkill can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Warwick onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Kyle DeGroat made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. DeGroat has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. DeGroat was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Wager, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Sean Asendorf was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Washingtonville has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Wallkill, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Washingtonville suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Wallkill in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeGroat, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Now that Washingtonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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