The Pine Bush Bushmen will take on the Ketcham Storm at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pine Bush comes in on eight and Ketcham on six.
While Pine Bush's win against Middletown wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Bushmen won by a run and slipped past the Middie Bears 3-2.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Ketcham had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past Elmira 9-1 on Thursday. Considering the Storm have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
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.
Pine Bush pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ketcham, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Pine Bush beat Ketcham 8-5 in their previous matchup back in June of 2022. Will the Bushmen repeat their success, or do the Storm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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