The Wallkill Valley Rangers will head out to take on the Hackettstown Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Wallkill Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Hackettstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wallkill Valley is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 24, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to Vernon. The Rangers have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hackettstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Morris County Tech a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Trey Schneider and Kyle Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Schneider went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run, while Edwards got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Schneider a new career-high.
Hackettstown's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Wallkill Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Wallkill Valley suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Hackettstown in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Rangers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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