The Spackenkill Spartans will head out on the road to  take on  the New Paltz Huguenots  at 4:15  p.m.  on Thursday. Spackenkill will be strutting in after a  win while New Paltz will be coming in after a  loss.
Spackenkill took a loss when they played away from home  on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed  on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by  a  16-1 margin over Rhinebeck. The Spartans have beaten the Hawks the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hawks has come to flipping the script.
Our Lady of Lourdes hit New Paltz with a four-run seventh inning  on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huguenots fell just short of the Warriors by a score of  8-6. The  defeat   continues a  trend for the Huguenots in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
 Cole Masseo put in work while hitting and pitching. He  pitched 3.2 innings while giving up   no  earned runs off   two  hits. Masseo was also solid in the batter's box,  going a perfect 1-for-1 with two  stolen bases and one  run.
 In other batting news,  Jack Maiale made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and  got on base  in four of his five plate appearances with two  runs, one  stolen base,  and one  RBI.  Malcolm Dillehay was another key player,  going 1-for-3 with one  stolen base, one  run,  and one  double.
 New Paltz's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Spackenkill, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
 Spackenkill came out on top in a nail-biter against New Paltz in their previous meeting  on April 14th, sneaking past  6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans 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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