Baseball Recap: Barron Collier Cougars vs. Naples Golden Eagles
Barron Collier and Naples squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Barron Collier had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Naples Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. Barron Collier's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Alan Overmyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Barron Collier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Hernandez-Carr, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Naples' side, they got a great performance from Brendan Murphy as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Barron Collier's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-7. As for Naples, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Barron Collier nor Naples have any future games scheduled.
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