Baseball Preview: Arcadia Firebirds vs. Northampton Yellowjackets
Arcadia is 7-2 against Northampton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Arcadia Firebirds are on the road again to play the Northampton Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Arcadia's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
In what's become a running theme this season, Arcadia gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Chincoteague 10-1.
Nathan Barnes was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Barnes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zach Giddins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dylan Chesser, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northampton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-7 walloping at the hands of Nandua.
Brock Leland made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Nottingham, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Arcadia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Northampton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Arcadia took their victory against Northampton in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 18-0. Will Arcadia repeat their success, or does Northampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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