Fort Myers and North Port are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Fort Myers Green Wave will stay at home for another game and welcome the North Port Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Fort Myers brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They blew past Lehigh 15-5. Considering Fort Myers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Owen Augustine looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Madrid Tucker was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Nick Raber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Port had just enough and edged Lemon Bay out 6-5 last Monday. Six seems to be a good number for North Port as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
North Port's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Fort Myers' victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for North Port, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Fort Myers took their victory against North Port in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 16-6. Will Fort Myers repeat their success, or does North Port have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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