Chatham Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Northwood on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Northwood Chargers by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Chatham Central has scored all season.
For Northwood's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Leighton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Leighton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Chatham Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Northwood, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Chatham Central will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bartlett Yancey at 6:00 p.m. Bartlett Yancey is coming into the match with five straight wins on the road, so Chatham Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Northwood, they will square off against Graham at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwood is facing Graham at the right time seeing as Graham is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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