South Jones had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They never let the Florence Eagles onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Not much got past Cole Richardson, who gave up just zero hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Florence off the board. Richardson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cambridge McDaniel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Chase Billiot was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Florence's side, RJ Davis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits.
South Jones is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Florence, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
South Jones will have a chance to go back-to-back against Florence: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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