A.C. Flora is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Airport is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Falcons will take on the Eagles in a tournament on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (A.C. Flora 3.7, Airport 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
A.C. Flora is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: River Bluff, who was ranked 12th at the time (A.C. Flora was ranked 18th). The Falcons walked away with an 8-3 win over the Gators on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Airport sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Hammond on Tuesday.
Brice Gillette made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Isahia Clemons was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March.
A.C. Flora is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Airport, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
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