Softball Recap: Estero Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/04/25 @ Island Coast	21
03/25/25 vs Gateway Charter	19
02/21/25 vs Lehigh	17
03/06/25 vs Cypress Lake	12
02/26/25 vs Palmetto Ridge	10

While Estero put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Gateway Charter. Estero was the clear victor by a 19-0 margin over Gateway Charter. Considering the Wildcats have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Annika Jarvi made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Jarvi was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Lillian Peregrin and Dena Peregrin did most of the damage at the plate: Lillian went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Dena went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI Lillian has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Avery Sanchez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Estero always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gateway Charter only posted an OBP of .182.

Estero pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 6.75 strikeouts in those games compared to only 1.44 in the others. As for Gateway Charter, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Estero Wildcats challenge Barron Collier Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barron Collier has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Estero will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Gateway Charter, they will challenge Lehigh at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.