Baseball Preview: Arcadia Firebirds vs. Chincoteague Ponies
Arcadia is 9-1 against Chincoteague since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Arcadia Firebirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chincoteague Ponies at 4:00 p.m. Arcadia is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Arcadia will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Nandua, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Arcadia skirted past Nandua 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Arcadia has scored all year.
Nathan Barnes made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over 6.1 innings pitched. Barnes has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barnes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Chincoteague had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Holly Grove Christian on Wednesday.
Arcadia is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Chincoteague, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Arcadia's way against Chincoteague in their previous matchup last Tuesday as Arcadia made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Arcadia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chincoteague turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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