St. Joseph Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Fleming Island proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the St. Joseph Academy Flashes 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Fleming Island who now have three in a row.
Jonah Friedman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fleming Island's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chris Reali, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
On St. Joseph Academy's side, Jacob Guthmiller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Fleming Island has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
Fleming Island will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Buchholz at 6:30 p.m. Buchholz is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Palatka at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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