Fleming Island entered their tilt with Leon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Leon Lions 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fleming Island also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
Chris Reali made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Reali has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reali was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double.
Reali wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Swartz, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Leon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Campbell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Fleming Island is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Leon, they dropped their record down to 5-10 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Fleming Island will take on St. Johns Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Fleming Island: 3.3, St. Johns Country Day: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Leon, they will head out on the road to face off against Rickards at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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