After flying high against Beacon on Monday, Goshen Central came back down to earth. The Goshen Central Gladiators lost 12-3 to the Valley Central Vikings on Tuesday. Goshen Central has not had much luck with Valley Central recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Addison Freiberger put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Freiberger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Freiberger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Freiberger wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Appello, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Valley Central's side, Bella Mayo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits.
At the plate, Emilia Brundage was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Conklin, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Goshen Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Valley Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Goshen Central will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Minisink Valley at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Minisink Valley: 3.2, Goshen Central: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valley Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Saugerties at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Saugerties is on a four-game streak of home wins, Valley Central a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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