Fleming Island is 5-0 against Riverside since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Riverside Generals at 6:30 p.m. The last three games Fleming Island has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Fleming Island didn't have quite enough to beat Fletcher and fell 3-2.
Josh Murray was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Riverside put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand ED White a 26-0 shutout. While fans of Riverside might be used to big wins, the 26-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Adrian Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, David Taylor was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Nikko Bates, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Fleming Island's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Riverside, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Everything went Fleming Island's way against Riverside in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 as Fleming Island made off with a 13-0 victory. Does Fleming Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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