Flora has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Carmi-White County Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Flora lost 15-8 to Johnston City on Saturday.
Logan Atwood was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Carmi-White County stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Eldorado as Carmi-White County made off with a 17-3 victory.
Gavin Holoman and Merick Milhorn made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Holoman struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Milhorn pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Holoman scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5, while Milhorn scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Carmi-White County got a big performance out of Trayton Vickers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Landon Driscoll was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Flora's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-14-1. As for Carmi-White County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Flora has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Carmi-White County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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