If Fletcher was riding high fresh off their 12-0 takedown of Tipton on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Fletcher fell 9-5 to the Velma-Alma Comets on Friday. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Comets from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
EJ Squyres made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Nightingale, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fletcher's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Velma-Alma, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Fletcher didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-0 victory against Ringling on the 29th. As for Velma-Alma, they have also already played their next contest, a 4-1 win against Binger-Oney on the 29th.
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