The Fernandina Beach Pirates will face off against the Fletcher Senators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fernandina Beach will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Tuesday, Fernandina Beach didn't have quite enough to beat Episcopal School of Jacksonville and fell 12-11. Even though they lost, the Pirates' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Kaitlin Eaton was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Murallo, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fletcher was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Ponte Vedra.
Fletcher saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kayla Gwisz also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Fletcher's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Fernandina Beach, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Fernandina Beach skirted past Fletcher 6-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Fernandina Beach repeat their success, or does Fletcher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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