Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Florence

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/03/25 vs North Pike	10
03/21/25 vs Brookhaven	8
02/28/25 @ Pisgah	8
03/07/25 @ North Pike	7
02/18/25 @ Mendenhall	7

Florence barely beat Brookhaven the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Florence's pitchers stepped up to hand Brookhaven an 8-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Bryan Davis was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Brady Griffin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

The win (which was Florence's third in a row) raised their record to 10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Brookhaven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Florence will square off against rival South Jones at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Brookhaven is set to face off against their familiar foe North Pike at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.