The Wallkill Panthers will face off against the Chester Hambletonians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wallkill has five straight victories, Chester has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Wallkill sidestepped Red Hook for a 3-1 win.
The team relied heavily on Gianna Allessandro, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in May of 2024.
Wallkill hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chester didn't have quite enough to beat Beacon on Monday and fell 7-6.
Wallkill pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Chester, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Wallkill came out on top in a nail-biter against Chester in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Hambletonians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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