The Rondout Valley Ganders will head out to square off against the Marlboro Central Dukes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rondout Valley has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Marlboro Central will arrive with six straight victories.
Rondout Valley came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Wallkill by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Ganders have suffered since May 9, 2024.
Rondout Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylen McClean, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another was Jackson Barcone, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Marlboro Central won against Chester on Saturday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Dukes beat Wallkill by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-3. The game was the first time the Dukes have beaten the Panthers on their field since April 11, 2019.
Marlboro Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Rondout Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Rondout Valley beat Marlboro Central 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Ganders repeat their success, or do the Dukes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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