The Florence Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the South Jones Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Florence: 4, South Jones: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Florence's offense. They fell 5-0 to South Jones on Tuesday. Considering the last time Florence couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
For South Jones' part, not much got past Cole Richardson, who gave up just zero hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Florence off the board. Richardson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cambridge McDaniel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Billiot, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Florence's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for South Jones, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
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