Baseball Recap: Estero Wildcats vs. Gulf Coast Sharks
After a string of seven wins, Estero's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 10-2 loss at the hands of the Gulf Coast Sharks. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Estero in their matchups with Gulf Coast: they've now lost six in a row.
Case Bowman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bowman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bowman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Gulf Coast's side, they got a massive performance out of Peyton Hale, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Evan Hermanson was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Estero's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Gulf Coast, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Estero will head out on the road to face off against North Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Fort Myers: 3.1, Estero: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gulf Coast, they will be playing at home against Riverdale at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gulf Coast will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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