Eastside extended their losing streak to 14 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-18. They came up short against the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves, falling 17-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Eastside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Davis, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
As for Saint Francis Catholic Academy, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On Saint Francis Catholic Academy's side, Nate Muir made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Muir has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Saint Francis Catholic Academy got a massive performance out of Joey Colorio, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Colorio a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabe Puentas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Eastside will face off against Gainesville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Francis Catholic Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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