Commack fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Connetquot on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Connetquot T-Birds by a score of 4-3. Commack was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Connetquot apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2019.
For Connetquot's part, they got a great performance from Nick Pepitone as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Pepitone has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kiendle, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Commack's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Connetquot, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
While Commack 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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