The Flushing Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Francis Lewis Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Flushing is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight games dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Forest Hills, falling 14-4. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Francis Lewis got the win against Bowne on Wednesday by a conclusive 12-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Patriots have posted against the Wildcats since March 28, 2019.
Renos Pagiatakis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Pagiatakis was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Francis Lewis let Jayden Wong and Erik Lazar run wild. Wong got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Lazar went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Lazar a new career-high. Diego Martinez was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Francis Lewis has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs this season. As for Flushing, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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