Flagler Palm Coast won the last time they faced Pine Ridge, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pine Ridge Panthers 5-3.
Dalton Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Flagler Palm Coast saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Clymer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Pine Ridge's side, Kenny Capria was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Capria was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Pine Ridge got a good showing from Loren Cheatham, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Flagler Palm Coast is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Pine Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Flagler Palm Coast will play host again on Thursday to welcome Deltona, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Pine Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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