After flying high against Winter Haven last Tuesday, Discovery came back down to earth. The Discovery Spartans took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Meade Miners on Friday. Discovery has not had much luck with Fort Meade recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Anderson Jorge put in work no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jorge has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Jorge was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Fort Meade's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Harrell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Discovery's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Fort Meade, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-8.
Discovery didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win vs. Frostproof on the 29th. As for Fort Meade, they will square off against Lake Placid at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Meade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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