The Empire Ravens are taking a road trip to square off against the Florence Gophers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Empire is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Empire will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against St. Augustine Catholic on Thursday. Empire blew past St. Augustine Catholic 11-4. The win continues a trend for the Ravens in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won six in a row.
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The team relied heavily on Zackary Breinlinger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Carey, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Empire always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Florence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Apache Junction.
Florence saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane O'Rourke, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Empire's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Empire has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Florence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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