Florence had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 12-7 win over the Brookhaven Panthers. That's more bragging rights for Florence, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on JaBoris Buckley, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bryan Davis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Florence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Brookhaven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Florence will take on Richland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Florence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Richland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Brookhaven, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against North Pike at 6:30 p.m.
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