The Fernandina Beach Pirates will face off against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fernandina Beach's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Fleming Island's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fernandina Beach is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Tocoi Creek on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Toros.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 11-6 to Fletcher.
Fleming Island got a good showing from Ryan Kiley, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits Kiley has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, Fleming Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Swartz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Evan Huber also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Fernandina Beach has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fleming Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
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