After two games on the road, Wallkill is heading back home. They will take on the Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Wallkill's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Our Lady of Lourdes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wallkill can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Saugerties a 12-0 shutout. While fans of Wallkill might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Wallkill let Niko Mandich and Ryan Rauschenbach loose on the outfield. Mandich went 2-for-4 with six RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Rauschenbach scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Rauschenbach has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Freer, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Lourdes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Paltz. The match marked the first time this season in which Our Lady of Lourdes was not able to get on the board.
Wallkill's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Our Lady of Lourdes, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Wallkill came out on top in a nail-biter against Our Lady of Lourdes in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-6. Does Wallkill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Our Lady of Lourdes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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