South Fort Myers is 1-9 against Cape Coral since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Fort Myers Wolfpack will head out to take on the Cape Coral Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
South Fort Myers is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They came up short against Island Coast, falling 20-13. Even if the Wolfpack couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Cape Coral entered their tilt with Gateway Charter on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Griffins a 15-0 shutout. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Seahawks yet this season.
Cape Coral got a massive performance out of Brielle Pachick, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that Pachick hit this season. Another player making a difference was Abigail Brannan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Cape Coral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Cape Coral's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for South Fort Myers, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
South Fort Myers suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Cape Coral in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can South Fort Myers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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