Spruce Creek's hitters rose to the challenge against a Falcons pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.15 points allowed on Tuesday. The Spruce Creek Hawks put the hurt on the Flanagan Falcons with a sharp 10-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Spruce Creek.
Spruce Creek got a great performance from Garrett Grant as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Grant has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Badalato, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Ezell, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Flanagan's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Leon, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Spruce Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Flanagan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Spruce Creek will head out on the road to take on University at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Spruce Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Flanagan, they will face off against Killian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Killian is coming into the matchup with five straight losses on the road, meaning Flanagan will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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