Baseball Preview: Fletcher Senators vs. Atlantic Coast Stingrays
The Fletcher Senators will head out on the road to square off against the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Fletcher's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Atlantic Coast's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Fletcher narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fleming Island 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fletcher.
Ethan Polce tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fletcher's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Burton, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Atlantic Coast's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Bishop Kenny on Tuesday.
Fletcher pushed their record up to 10-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Atlantic Coast, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Fletcher might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Atlantic Coast when the teams last played back in March. Can Fletcher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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