For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ponce De Leon and Poplar Springs meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. Ponce De Leon fell 15-11 to Poplar Springs. If the Pirates were looking for revenge after losing 8-7 to the Atomics when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
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Dalton Churchwell and Mark Flynn stepped up to the plate in a big way. Churchwell scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Flynn scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Flynn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Braiden Yates, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Ponce De Leon has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season. The win (which was Poplar Springs' third in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
Ponce De Leon has already played their next game (against Baker), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Poplar Springs, they will host Ponce De Leon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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