Softball Preview: Estero Wildcats vs. LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls
Estero is 0-3 against LaBelle since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Estero Wildcats are on the road again to play the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Estero is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Robinson a 6-0 shutout.
Not much got past Joey Gray, who gave up just seven hits to keep Robinson off the board. Gray has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dena Peregrin, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Avery Sanchez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, LaBelle entered their tilt with Dunedin with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Falcons 10-0. That's two games straight that LaBelle has won by exactly ten runs.
LaBelle let Carli Spencer and Marissa Burchard loose on the outfield. Spencer went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Burchard scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Black, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Estero has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for LaBelle, they pushed their record up to 22-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Estero has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like LaBelle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Estero came up short against LaBelle when the teams last played back in February, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LaBelle's Payton Crews, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Estero knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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