East River entered their tilt with Flagler Palm Coast with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs on Thursday as they made off with a 9-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for East River, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Michael Senay tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ty Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Danny Gilliard was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Flagler Palm Coast's side, they got a good showing from Jordan Gonzalez, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Flagler Palm Coast saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nole Hemmerle, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
East River pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Flagler Palm Coast, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
East River will head out on the road to square off against DeLand at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. DeLand's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so East River's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Flagler Palm Coast, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Trinity Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian Academy will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Flagler Palm Coast surely won't give up without a fight.
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