The Patriots fell a couple of runs short in a high-scoring affair on Wednesday at Goodlett Field, losing to Hillsborough 13-11 to drop to 8-3 on the season.
Dru Jones and Kenneth Stalls drove in 3 runs apiece for the Patriots, while Hunter Smith had 3 hits, scored 3 times and drove in a pair of runs as CF tried to recover from the 9-0 lead the Hawks built over the first 2 innings.
The FCCAA No. 2 Patriots next travel to Panama City for a weekend tournament at Gulf Coast.