On Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but the Flanagan Falcons had to settle for a 5-4 loss against the Melbourne Bulldogs.
Caden Corzo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Miguelangel Colmenares was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
On Melbourne's side, Joseph Cardona looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Melbourne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Dillard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Flanagan has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Melbourne, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Flanagan will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against True North Classical Academy at 9:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (True North Classical Academy: 3.9, Flanagan: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Melbourne, they will challenge Western at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Western is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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