Fleming Island and Pace squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Fleming Island had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Pace Patriots by a score of 3-2. Fleming Island has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fleming Island got a good showing from Jonah Friedman, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Friedman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Josh Murray made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Fleming Island was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post three or more doubles.
Fleming Island's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Pace, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Fleming Island does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pace, they will challenge Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Buchholz sitting on six straight wins and Pace on four.
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