Chenango Forks fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Owego Free Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Owego Free Academy River Hawks by a score of 2-1. Chenango Forks' defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For Owego Free Academy's part, Kam Wicklund looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wicklund has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Joe Palladino was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Talan Schumacher was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Chenango Forks now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Owego Free Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
While Chenango Forks had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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