The Chesapeake Panthers will square off against the St. Joseph Central Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chesapeake has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Chesapeake fell victim to Ironton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Fighting Tigers. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Fighting Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Chesapeake saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan White, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double. That double was White's first of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central entered their tilt with Grace Christian on Monday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They beat Grace Christian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-6.
Hudson Moosavi and Jacob Courts made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Moosavi struck out seven batters over two innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Courts pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At bat, Moosavi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Courts went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Pence, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. David Beane was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
St. Joseph Central pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Chesapeake, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13-1.
