If Chesapeake was feeling good fresh off their 19-9 takedown of Grace Christian on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers lost 20-3 to the Ironton Fighting Tigers on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 on April 11th.
Chesapeake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaydence Easthom, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Chesapeake has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Ironton, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Chesapeake will challenge rival Dawson-Bryant at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Ironton is set to face off against their familiar foe Rock Hill at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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