Leon fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Chiles on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chiles Timberwolves by a score of 5-3. Leon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Chiles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Leon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phillip Garcia, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Leon dropped their record down to 6-11 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Chiles, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Leon will be playing in front of their home fans against North Florida Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Florida Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Leon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chiles, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Bishop Kenny at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chiles: 3.8, Bishop Kenny: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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