After a string of six wins, Flowers's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a tough 13-6 defeat at the hands of the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders. Flowers has not had much luck with Eleanor Roosevelt recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Ivan Valdez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Davis, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
On Eleanor Roosevelt's side, Andrew Bender was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Bender was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luis Arias was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Juan Nunez was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
Flowers' loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Eleanor Roosevelt, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Flowers will challenge Parkdale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Flowers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Parkdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eleanor Roosevelt, they will head out on the road to face off against Laurel at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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