Flora has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Flora's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Mt. Vernon on Saturday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-0 to the Rams, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Mt. Carmel made sure to put some runs up on the board against Marshall on Monday. Mt. Carmel blew past Marshall 10-1.
Levi Banks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Banks has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Banks was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Gillihan, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Browning, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Flora dropped their record down to 12-17-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mt. Carmel, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Flora suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mt. Carmel's Asher Coston, who struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that Flora knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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