Softball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Fleming Island's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Fleming Island won against Orange Park last Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Golden Eagles beat the Keystone Heights Indians by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-1. For the Golden Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 victory the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Mallory Blackwell

Base on Balls Against

04/10/25 vs Keystone Heights	1
04/08/25 vs Orange Park	2
04/04/25 vs University Christian	1
04/01/25 @ Bishop Snyder	0
03/27/25 @ Oakleaf	2

Mallory Blackwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Lauren Abram was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Anisten Kurlander, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Fleming Island has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Keystone Heights, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.

Coming up, Fleming Island will head out on the road to take on Providence School at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Keystone Heights, they will be playing at home against University Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.