The Commack Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Connetquot T-Birds at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Commack: 2.8, Connetquot: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Commack lost 7-1 to Connetquot on Wednesday. Commack has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Connetquot's part, Dj Filippone made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Filippone has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Filippone was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ryan Kiendle was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Commack's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Connetquot, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
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