Fleming Island lost against St. Johns Country Day back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Johns Country Day Spartans. That's two games in a row now that Fleming Island has lost by exactly four runs.
Fleming Island saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Murray, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On St. Johns Country Day's side, they got a great performance from Austin Stratman as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Stratman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gavin Coffey picked up the save, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Seth Alford, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kody Daneault, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Fleming Island and nudges their season record down to 10-5. As for St. Johns Country Day, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Fleming Island will head out on the road to face off against Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Clay has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for St. Johns Country Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Calvary Day at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Day is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories on the road, so St. Johns Country Day will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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