Baseball Recap: Connetquot T-Birds vs. Commack Cougars
Connetquot came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Commack Cougars 4-3. For Connetquot, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 defeat Commack walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2019.
Nick Pepitone tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kiendle, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Connetquot's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Commack, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Connetquot will have a chance to go back-to-back against Commack: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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