After losing to Fleming Island the last time they met, Fletcher decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Fletcher Senators narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Fleming Island Golden Eagles 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fletcher.
Ethan Polce tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fletcher saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Burton, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Fleming Island's side, Josh Murray was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Fletcher has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Fleming Island, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-7.
Fletcher will take on Atlantic Coast at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic Coast is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Fleming Island, they will be playing at home against Riverside at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Fleming Island has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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