Monroe-Woodbury was forced to take a big loss against they on Thursday, they got the better of them on Friday. They came out on top against the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks by a score of 4-1. This was a revenge game for the Crusaders: when they faced off against the Goldbacks on Thursday, they had to take a 8-2 defeat.
Monroe-Woodbury got a great performance from Asher Fateman as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
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On the hitting side, Noah Brito was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Max Post, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Monroe-Woodbury's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5-1.
Monroe-Woodbury and Newburgh Free Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Crusaders (ranked 57th) will meet Chester (ranked 261st) at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Monroe-Woodbury 4.1, the Hambletonians 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Newburgh Free Academy will take on Kingston at 4:15 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (31 vs. 386).
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