Atlantic Coast was the 8-1 winner over Fletcher when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Atlantic Coast Stingrays fell just short of the Fletcher Senators by a score of 9-8 on Friday. Atlantic Coast has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah Prudencio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Strickland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Atlantic Coast kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
On Fletcher's side, Ben Taylor looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Miguel Oquendo and Gabe Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Oquendo scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jakeb McDougall, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Atlantic Coast's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Fletcher, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-7.
Atlantic Coast will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hilliard at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Atlantic Coast is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Fletcher, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Orange Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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