The Red Hook Raiders will face off against the Kingston Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Hook will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Spackenkill, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Raiders walked away with a 5-1 win over the Spartans on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, while Kingston put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Middletown. The Tigers put the hurt on the Middie Bears with a sharp 18-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won five games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabella Turzik made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kingston let Catalina Blazek and Abigail Crantz run wild. Blazek got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Crantz went 4-for-6 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two RBI gave Blazek a new career-high. Addison Fabiano was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run.
Kingston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .540. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middletown only posted an OBP of .154.
Kingston now has a winning record of 8-7-1. As for Red Hook, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
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