For the second straight game, Flowery Branch will face off against Eastside. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Flowery Branch Falcons challenge Eastside Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Flowery Branch's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home while Eastside has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Flowery Branch came up short against Eastside and fell 8-5.
For Eastside's part, they got a great performance from Levi Pickett as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave Pickett a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Shaw, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Jordan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
With the victory, Eastside broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-14. As for Flowery Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
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