Baseball Recap: First Flight Nighthawks vs. Princess Anne Cavaliers
First Flight lost against Princess Anne back in April of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The First Flight Nighthawks lost 14-1 to the Princess Anne Cavaliers. First Flight has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
First Flight saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Stewart, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Princess Anne's side, Walt Clevenger looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Clevenger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Reid Vandergrift, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Sam Purcell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
First Flight's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Princess Anne, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
First Flight will be playing at home against North Brunswick at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Flight is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Princess Anne, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Green Run at 5:00 p.m. Princess Anne is facing Green Run at the right time seeing as Green Run is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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