Flanagan's hitters rose to the challenge against a Patriots pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.04 points allowed on Wednesday. The Flanagan Falcons narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the American Heritage Patriots 10-9. The victory was familiar territory for Flanagan who now have three in a row.
Flanagan got a big performance out of Miguelangel Colmenares, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joel Herrera, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On American Heritage's side, Sebastian Garavito made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Machado, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Flanagan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for American Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 14-10.
Flanagan will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Monarch at 6:30 p.m. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for American Heritage, they will head out on the road to challenge South Dade at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Dade: 4.1, American Heritage: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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