The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks will head out on the road to take on the Monticello Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Newburgh Free Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Newburgh Free Academy came up short against Washingtonville and fell 5-1.
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.
Meanwhile, Monticello had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sullivan West 6-4.
Michael Schnitzer was a major factor no matter where he played. 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 big at the plate, 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.
Newburgh Free Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Monticello, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14.
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