Atlantic Coast is 2-8 against Fletcher since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Atlantic Coast Stingrays will face off against the Fletcher Senators at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Atlantic Coast made easy work of Mandarin and carried off a 10-3 win.
Atlantic Coast saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Strickland, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Wade Surber, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fletcher had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Indians a 2-0 shutout.
Coron Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
Atlantic Coast's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Fletcher, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Atlantic Coast has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fletcher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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