Oakleaf and Fleming Island are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Oakleaf Knights will face off against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Things were looking good for Oakleaf after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 6-2 to Keystone Heights. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
JP Espinosa
| 03/10/25 vs Keystone Heights | 4 |
| 04/12/24 vs St. Joseph Academy | 3 |
| 03/06/25 vs Bolles | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Florida State University High School | 2 |
| 04/25/24 vs Sandalwood | 2 |
JP Espinosa was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island entered their tilt with Menendez on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Falcons. That looming 7-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Golden Eagles yet this season.
Fleming Island got a big performance out of Ryan Kiley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that Kiley snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Massey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Fleming Island's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Oakleaf, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Oakleaf skirted past Fleming Island 4-3 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakleaf since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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