The Fletcher Senators will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Kenny Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fletcher will be strutting in after a win while Bishop Kenny will be coming in after a loss.
Fletcher barely beat Baldwin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Fletcher put the hurt on Baldwin with a sharp 8-2 victory on Tuesday. The Senators haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Nick Oliviera made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Tucker Demsey and Hobie Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Demsey scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Smith scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cooper Bell also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Bishop Kenny was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 17-2 to Atlantic Coast.
Fletcher pushed their record up to 10-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Bishop Kenny, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Fletcher came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Kenny when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fletcher 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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