The Pine Bush Bushmen will take on the Valley Central Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Bush will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Pine Bush's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Monroe-Woodbury.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Central). They blew past Monticello 12-2 on Thursday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Luke Watson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Jake Cancredi and Kellen Pliler did most of the damage at the plate: Cancredi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Pliler got on base in both of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Those three stolen bases gave Cancredi a new career-high. Mason McDonald was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Valley Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Pine Bush's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Valley Central, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Pine Bush beat Valley Central 7-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Do the Bushmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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