The Ketcham Storm will square off against the Pine Bush Bushmen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Ketcham sitting on six straight wins and Pine Bush on eight.
Ketcham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over Elmira. Considering the Storm have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Mondesando
| 06/05/25 vs Elmira | 4 |
| 05/31/25 vs Mamaroneck | 1 |
| 05/15/25 @ Poly Prep Country Day | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Suffern | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Suffern | 4 |
The team relied heavily on Nick Mondesando, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Ketcham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elmira only posted a batting average of .192.
Meanwhile, Pine Bush sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Middletown last Tuesday.
Pine Bush's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ketcham, their record now sits at 21-4.
Ketcham couldn't quite get it done against Pine Bush in their previous meeting back in June of 2022 as they fell 8-5. Can the Storm avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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