Mulberry's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.05 points allowed on Wednesday. The Mulberry Panthers walked away with a 10-5 victory over the George Jenkins Eagles. This was payback for Mulberry, who suffered a 10-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Alex Fisher was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fisher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dominick Gotauco, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Nic Partridge was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On George Jenkins' side, Armani Cozza was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Mulberry is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for George Jenkins, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Mulberry will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Kathleen at 7:00 p.m. As for George Jenkins, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Haines City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. George Jenkins is facing Haines City at the right time seeing as Haines City is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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