The Flanagan Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monarch Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Flanagan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Monarch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Flanagan's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past American Heritage's usually-dominant pitching crew. Flanagan won by a run and slipped past American Heritage 10-9. The win 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Herrera, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monarch came up short against Cypress Bay on Tuesday and fell 11-8.
Adriel Gonzalez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Alejandro Cruanas was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Flanagan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Monarch, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Flanagan was able to grind out a solid victory over Monarch in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, winning 8-4. Will Flanagan repeat their success, or does Monarch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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