For the second straight game, Pine Bush will face off against Kingston. The Bushmen will head out on the road to square off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pine Bush had taken Kingston down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Bushmen fell 5-2 to the Tigers. The Bushmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Kingston's part, Jack Purvis tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Purvis a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landon Vangaasbeck, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Culjak, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Kingston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Bush, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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