Flomaton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Northview Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Flomaton were a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell 5-1 to Excel.
Flomaton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stephanie Turner, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Northview had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gators a 15-0 shutout. Northview might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by ten runs or more this season.
Jamison Gilman made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Gilman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gilman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Avery Stuckey was incredible, firing off two home runs and two additional RBI while going 2-for-2. Kylee Langham was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Flomaton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Northview, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Flomaton suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Northview in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gilman, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Flomaton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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