Central Valley. Monroe-Woodbury falls 10-6 to Pine Bush in important league softball game
| 22 Apr 2025 | 10:24
On a cloudy and cold Wednesday April 16 morning, the Monroe-Woodbury and Pine Bush Varsity Softball teams lined up for an important league game in Central Valley.
The Crusaders came into the game with a 4-0 record after beating Kingston in their last game 13-1. Pine Bush showed up with a 2-2 record.
Pine Bush got off to a three-run lead in the third and then added four more in the fourth to take a 7-0 lead.
The Crusaders responded in the bottom of the fifth with two runs. Dani Gunning doubled and scored on a double by Isabella Brelesky and she scored on a single by Callie Exarchakis.
In the top of the seventh Pine Bush added three more runs to take a commanding 10-2 lead.
The Crusaders were not finished.
Brelesky opened the bottom of the seventh inning by reaching first on a Pine Bush error. She then reached second on a single by Nadia Jemison. With two runners on Callie Exarchakis singled to right to load the bases.
Up stepped Cori Exarchakis who drove a shot over the left field wall for a grand slam to cut the Pine Bush lead in half.
That’s where the Crusader rally ended, though, and the Bushmen had a 10-6 victory.
The Crusaders loss brings their season record to 4-1.