With a playoff win on the line, Florence rose to the challenge on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Austin Black Bears 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Falcons: when they faced off against the Black Bears on April 1st, they had to take a 10-4 loss.
Falcons
| 04/25/25 @ Austin | 5-4 |
| 04/24/25 @ Tharptown | 13-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Russellville | 9-5 |
The win (which was Florence's third in a row) raised their record to 16-23. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 34-15-1.
Florence has already played their next matchup, a 14-4 win against Bob Jones on the 25th. Hopefully Austin paid attention to the Falcons' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Falcons on Saturday.
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