Game Recap: Down East Wood Ducks beat the Fredericksburg Nationals by a final of 6-2

J.T. Arruda homered and continued his hot streak at the plate, but Down East took game three of the series Thursday night at Virginia Credit Union Stadium by a final of 6-2.

J.T. Arruda homered and continued his hot streak at the plate, but Down East took game three of the series Thursday night at Virginia Credit Union Stadium by a final of 6-2.

The Wood Ducks took a no-hitter into the 7th inning, and Maxwell Romero broke up the no-no with a single. The Fredericksburg Nationals managed only three hits in the game - Romero's single, Arruda's homer in the 8th inning, and a double from Jared McKenzie in the 9th.

Down East hit two solo home runs off Bryan Caceres in the 3rd to lead 2-0, and the Wood Ducks scored one in the 4th and added three huge insurance runs in the 9th to stay comfortable after the Fredericksburg Nationals brought the tying run to the plate in the final frame.

Tyler Schoff was a bright spot out of the Fredericksburg Nationals pen, pitching two scoreless innings with five strikeouts. He lowered his ERA in August to below 2.00.

Carolina lost at Kannapolis; the Fredericksburg Nationals maintain their 3.5-game lead in the Carolina League North Division with 16 games to play. The two teams will be back at it tonight at 7:05 p.m. with Andry Lara on the mound for Fredericksburg.