Fletcher won against Englewood last Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Fletcher Senators' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mandarin Mustangs a 3-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Fletcher sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Fletcher got a great performance from Ethan Polce as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Polce has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ben Taylor picked up the save, pitching 0.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Fletcher's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Perry, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Mandarin's side, they got a good showing from Jack Bernard, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Mandarin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Harmon, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Fletcher has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Mandarin, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Fletcher will head out on the road to face off against First Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Coast's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Fletcher's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mandarin, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Augustine at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Augustine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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