The Middletown Middie Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Valley Central Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Middletown didn't have quite enough to beat Pine Bush and fell 5-3. The loss put an end to the Middie Bears' undefeated start to the season.
Alissandra Soto was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Keira Stroud was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley Central got the win against Cornwall Central on Thursday by a conclusive 12-3. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Emily Sharpe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Sharpe was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Audrey Conklin, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanor O'Neill, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Valley Central pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9.4 runs thus far. As for Middletown, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Middletown suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Valley Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Middie Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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