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| 04/10/25 - Home | 24-0 W |
| 04/19/24 - Away | 32-0 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 23-2 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 04/04/23 - Away | 22-3 W |
Highland has gone a perfect 5-0 against Ellenville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Huskies are taking a road trip to take on the Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Ellenville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Highland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Chatham just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 8-1 to the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Huskies couldn't push the score so high this time.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ellenville and Rhinebeck meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Blue Devils fell 7-4 to the Hawks.
Joseph Valenti put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.6 strikeouts per game. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Ryan Conklin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game.
Highland's record now sits at 10-2. As for Ellenville, their record is now 1-5.
Highland took their win against Ellenville in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 24-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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