Bonita Springs came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the South Fort Myers Wolfpack. For Bonita Springs, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 loss South Fort Myers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Jacob Estrada was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Derek Hernandez Jr was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On South Fort Myers' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Flaherty, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, South Fort Myers didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonita Springs only tossed four.
Bonita Springs pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for South Fort Myers, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Bonita Springs will take on Southwest Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southwest Florida Christian: 3.1, Bonita Springs: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Fort Myers, they will be playing at home against North Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Fort Myers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so South Fort Myers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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