The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fleming Island: 3.4, St. Joseph Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, everything went Fleming Island's way against Beachside as Fleming Island made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fleming Island.
The team relied heavily on Ben Abram, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Josh Murray, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Joseph Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Stanton. Winning may never get old, but St. Joseph Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Garrison Wade made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wade was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Gavin Comer tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, St. Joseph Academy got a big performance out of Camden Biskup, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Robshaw, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Fleming Island pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Joseph Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Fleming Island skirted past St. Joseph Academy 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fleming Island 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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