Chester extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 9-8 in the process. They fell 5-2 to the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks. The Hambletonians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Goldbacks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.
As for Newburgh Free Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. Five seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Newburgh Free Academy's part, Connor Hollenbeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. Hollenbeck has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Schmidt, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Chris Leggett was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Chester has already played their next matchup (against Pine Bush), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Newburgh Free Academy, they will welcome Monroe-Woodbury at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Goldbacks 3.6, the Crusaders 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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