The Commack Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Connetquot T-Birds at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Commack has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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 T-Birds by a score of 4-3.
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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kiendle, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Commack's loss 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.
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