The Chincoteague Ponies will head out to face off against the Nandua Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Arcadia hit Chincoteague with a five-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Ponies lost 11-5 to the Firebirds.
Chincoteague saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caitlyn McPherson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Nandua came up short against Seaford on Monday and fell 21-18. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (14), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Nandua has also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Chincoteague, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Everything went Chincoteague's way against Nandua when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Chincoteague made off with a 13-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ponies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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