The Red Hook Raiders will face off against the Dover Dragons at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Red Hook has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Newburgh Free Academy hit Red Hook with a five-run third inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders came up short against the Goldbacks, falling 11-4. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dover). Everything went their way against Webutuck on Thursday as they made off with a 23-1 victory. The win was nothing new for the Dragons as they're now sitting on four straight.
Daniella Drake made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jolie Green, who fired off two home runs, five runs, and five RBI while going 5-for-5. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Gabby Villano was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Dover always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .644. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Webutuck only posted an OBP of .235.
Red Hook's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Dover, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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