The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will take on the Keystone Heights Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fleming Island fell victim to Beachside and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Barracudas, falling 6-0. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Keystone Heights made easy work of Bradford on Thursday and carried off a 16-3 win. Considering the Indians have won eight matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aiden Screen and Tyler Brinson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Screen pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Brinson pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At bat, Screen scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Brinson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew Wilson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Guage Barry, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Keystone Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Keystone Heights pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fleming Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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