Washingtonville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past the Monticello Panthers 19-2. The victory was nothing new for Washingtonville as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ben O'Keefe tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Charlie Garguilo and Andrew Dempsey did most of the damage at the plate: Garguilo got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Dempsey went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Dempsey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jason Vermette was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Washingtonville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. As for Monticello, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Washingtonville will challenge Minisink Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Washingtonville will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Monticello, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Warwick at 4:45 p.m. Warwick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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