Riverside is 0-5 against Fleming Island since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverside Generals will head out on the road to face off against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Riverside put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand ED White a 26-0 shutout. The win was just what Riverside needed coming off of a 15-8 loss in their prior game.
Adrian Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gonzalez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riverside got a massive performance out of David Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Nikko Bates was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island didn't have quite enough to beat Fletcher on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Josh Murray was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Riverside pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 19.3 runs. As for Fleming Island, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season.
Riverside might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Fleming Island in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can Riverside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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