The Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons will square off against the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Charlotte 3.2, Fort Myers 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fort Myers will be up against a hot Charlotte squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Charlotte came out on top against Imagine School at North Port by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday.
Charlotte got a great performance from Race McDaniel as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Klossner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had over his last 12 games. Frank Planer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Charlotte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Myers). They never let Lely get on the board and left with a 24-0 win on Tuesday. With that victory, the Green Wave brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Ayden Allan looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ashton Mora was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Madrid Tucker, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
Fort Myers is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 5.57 in the others. Charlotte pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
