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| 05/08/25 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/09/25 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/01/19 - Home | 2-18 L |
Valley Central had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Monticello on Thursday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Panthers. The Vikings not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 9th (when they won 10-0).
Luke Watson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Jake Cancredi and Kellen Pliler did most of the damage at the plate: Cancredi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Pliler got on base in both of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Cancredi has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason McDonald, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Valley Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Valley Central back to even at 6-6. As for Monticello, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Valley Central and Monticello could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Vikings (ranked 365th) will meet Pine Bush (ranked eighth) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Monticello will face off against Minisink Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (664 vs. 318).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
