Fleming Island won the last time they faced Beachside, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Beachside Barracudas. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fleming Island.
The team relied heavily on Ben Abram, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Swartz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Beachside's side, Jake Meadows was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Meadows has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Beachside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Nickel, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Fleming Island pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Beachside, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.
Fleming Island will head out on the road to square off against St. Joseph Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fleming Island: 3.4, St. Joseph Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Beachside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Camden County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Camden County will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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