After three games on the road, Valley Central is heading back home. They will take on the Goshen Central Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Valley Central got the win against Saugerties by a conclusive 13-4. That's two games straight that Valley Central has won by exactly nine runs.
Meanwhile, Goshen Central got themselves on the board against Roosevelt on Monday, but Roosevelt never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Presidents as they made off with a 9-0 win.
Not much got past Addison Freiberger, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Roosevelt off the board. Freiberger has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Goshen Central got a big performance out of Brooke Shaeffer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Antolino, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Valley Central's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Goshen Central, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Everything went Valley Central's way against Goshen Central in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Valley Central made off with a 12-3 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Freiberger, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valley Central still be able to contain Freiberger? There's only one way to find out.
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