The Rondout Valley Ganders will venture away from home to face off against the Dover Dragons at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rondout Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Poughkeepsie. The contest marked the Ganders' most dominant win of the season.
Ella Schoonmaker
| 05/01/25 vs Poughkeepsie | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs New Paltz | 2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Red Hook | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Spackenkill | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Dover | 2 |
Ella Schoonmaker made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Schoonmaker was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Reyes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Joleigh Kozack was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Rondout Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dover). They blew past Housatonic-Lakeview 17-4 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Rondout Valley's record now sits at 7-5. As for Dover, their record is now 2-3.
Everything went Rondout Valley's way against Dover in their previous meeting back in April, as Rondout Valley made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ganders since the squad 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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