The Monticello Panthers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks at 4:30 p.m. Newburgh Free Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Monticello, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Monticello finally turned things around against Sullivan West on Monday. Monticello came out on top in a nail-biter against Sullivan West and snuck past 6-4.
Michael Schnitzer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Schnitzer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Joey Merton and Reese Kelly did most of the damage at the plate: Merton scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Kelly scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Newburgh Free Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washingtonville.
Newburgh Free Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Leggett, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Newburgh Free Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washingtonville only tossed seven.
Monticello's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
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