The Wallkill Panthers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Marlboro Central Dukes at 10:00 a.m. Wallkill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Wallkill had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Roosevelt.
Wallkill saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Griffin, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Franklin, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Marlboro Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 9-5 to Monroe-Woodbury.
Wallkill's loss dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Marlboro Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Wallkill came out on top in a nail-biter against Marlboro Central in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wallkill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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