The Wallkill Panthers will face off against the Rondout Valley Ganders at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Wallkill will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Wallkill took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Saugerties, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers won by a run and slipped past the Sawyers 3-2. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Wallkill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Reeves, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave Reeves a new career-high. Grace Rodriguez also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Rondout Valley got themselves on the board against Spackenkill on Thursday, but Spackenkill never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 12-0 win.
Ella Schoonmaker was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Schoonmaker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Joleigh Kozack was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Haylee Henebery, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Wallkill pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Rondout Valley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Wallkill's way against Rondout Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Wallkill made off with a 26-16 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ganders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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