The Atlantic Coast Stingrays will be playing at home against the Fletcher Senators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic Coast is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Atlantic Coast fell victim to Bishop Kenny and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, Fletcher narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fleming Island 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fletcher.
Ethan Polce tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fletcher saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Burton, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Atlantic Coast's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Fletcher, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Atlantic Coast took their win against Fletcher when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-1. Will Atlantic Coast repeat their success, or does Fletcher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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