Miracle lose third straight, fall to Vero Beach, 5-2
By Naples Daily News staff report
10:08 p.m., Monday, July 7, 2008
Joey Callander’s two-run double keyed a four-run second inning and the Vero Beach Rays beat the Fort Myers Miracle, 5-2, at Holman Stadium on Monday night.
The Miracle have dropped three in a row after winning seven straight.
Fort Myers scored a run in the top of the third on Steve Singleton’s sacrifice fly, but the Rays came right back with a run in the bottom of the inning.
Singleton made it 5-2 in the fourth with an RBI double.
The two teams meet again Tuesday night at 7.
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