Baseball Preview: Chester Clippers vs. Chichester Eagles
Chester has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Chichester Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Chester's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Interboro on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 16-0 defeat at the hands of the Buccaneers.
Meanwhile, Chichester had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over the Knights. Considering Chichester has won five contests by more than 13 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Claycomb was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Claycomb was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with seven RBI, four runs, and a stolen base.
In other pitching news, Domenic Nardini looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Cole Sanford was incredible, going 2-for-2 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Anthony Curl, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Chester's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Chichester, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4-1.
Chester might still be hurting after the 22-1 defeat they got from Chichester when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Claycomb, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Now that Chester knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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