The Fleming Island Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Palatka Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Fleming Island is headed out to face Palatka after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Fleming Island put the hurt on St. Johns Country Day with a sharp 17-2 victory on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have beaten the Spartans the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Olivia Sikes
| 02/18/25 vs St. Johns Country Day | 2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Clay | 1 |
| 04/24/24 @ Flagler Palm Coast | 1 |
| 04/17/24 vs Bishop Snyder | 1 |
| 03/28/24 vs Flagler Palm Coast | 1 |
Fleming Island got a massive performance out of Olivia Sikes, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Sikes a new career-high in doubles (two). Ashlyn Madine was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Fleming Island always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Johns Country Day only posted an OBP of .267.
Meanwhile, everything went Palatka's way against Flagler Palm Coast on Thursday as Palatka made off with a 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Cali Taylor was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Haleigh Faulkner, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Fleming Island might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Palatka in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Fleming Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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