Baseball Preview: Northampton Yellowjackets vs. Chincoteague Ponies
Northampton is 1-9 against Chincoteague since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northampton Yellowjackets are on the road again to play the Chincoteague Ponies at 4:00 p.m. Northampton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Northampton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Surry County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 9-8.
Northampton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Leland, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Leland is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Gibson Hubbard, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Chincoteague lost a heartbreaker to Broadwater Academy when they met back in April of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Tuesday. Chincoteague's rough 15-4 loss to Broadwater Academy might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chincoteague in their matchups with Broadwater Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Northampton's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Chincoteague, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Northampton might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Chincoteague in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Can Northampton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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