Baseball Game Preview: Braden River Pirates vs. Fort Myers Green Wave

For the second straight game, Braden River will face off against Fort Myers. The Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Braden River 3.8, Fort Myers 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Braden River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fort Myers 4-2.

Uriel Barrios

Hits Against

05/08/25 vs Fort Myers	2
04/30/25 vs Manatee	0
03/25/25 vs Riverview Sarasota	2
03/10/25 vs Davidson Academy	1
02/27/25 @ Parrish Community	2
+ 2 more games

Uriel Barrios looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Braden River's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Camden Pope, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Braden River hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive games.

Braden River is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Myers, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-11.