The Flanagan Falcons will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the True North Classical Academy Titans at 9:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Flanagan: 3.2, True North Classical Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Flanagan had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Melbourne.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Lorenzo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Meanwhile, True North Classical Academy owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They skirted past Killian 1-0. The victory was just what True North Classical Academy needed coming off of a 13-2 loss in their prior match.
Alan Soler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, True North Classical Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Misael Uriepero, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Flanagan has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for True North Classical Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Flanagan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like True North Classical Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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