Baseball Preview: West Florence Knights vs. South Florence Bruins
West Florence is 2-8 against South Florence since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Florence Knights will head out on the road to square off against the South Florence Bruins at 6:30 p.m. West Florence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so South Florence's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While West Florence has not struggled against South Florence recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. West Florence walked away with an 8-4 victory over South Florence. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Florence.
Cooper Coleman and Peyton Rogers made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Coleman tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Rogers didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Coleman went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Rogers went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Camp Keels, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
West Florence's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for South Florence, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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