The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Newburgh Free Academy nor Chester made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Goldbacks came out on top against the Hambletonians by a score of 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for the Goldbacks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
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Connor Hollenbeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Nick Schmidt was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Chris Leggett was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Newburgh Free Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Chester, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Looking ahead, Newburgh Free Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Monroe-Woodbury at 4:00 p.m. The Crusaders' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Goldbacks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Chester has already played their next game (against Pine Bush), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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