The matchup between Newburgh Free Academy and Cornwall Central on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Goldbacks came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 12-9. For the Goldbacks, this counts as revenge for the 4-0 win the Dragons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Connor Hollenbeck looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
Jayden Hines
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Hines, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JJ McCoy, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Newburgh Free Academy has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Newburgh Free Academy will square off against O'Neill at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Cornwall Central, they will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge Monticello at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. This will be the Dragons' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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