Washingtonville is 0-9 against Monroe-Woodbury since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Washingtonville Wizards will play host again on Monday to welcome the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Washingtonville sidestepped Valley Central for a 6-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Sean Davis, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Dempsey, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ganders and snuck past 5-3.
The team relied heavily on AJ Lugo, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Max Post was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Washingtonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Washingtonville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monroe-Woodbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Washingtonville came up short against Monroe-Woodbury when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Washingtonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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