After flying high against Wicomico last Thursday, Chincoteague came back down to earth. The Ponies fell just short of the Bennett Clippers by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The Ponies were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Clippers' pitcher proved too tough.
Caitlyn McPherson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Chincoteague's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3. As for Bennett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Chincoteague has already played their next contest (against Salisbury Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bennett also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Pocomoke.
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