The Island Coast Gators will head out to take on the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Island Coast's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Naples' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Island Coast easily dispatched Cypress Lake on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Island Coast fell just short of Hardee by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Gators couldn't push the score so high this time.
Nate Jaquez
| 03/18/25 @ Hardee | 2 |
| 03/14/25 @ Cypress Lake | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs North Fort Myers | 1 |
| 02/19/25 vs Ida Baker | 1 |
| 02/14/25 @ Ida Baker | 1 |
Island Coast saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Jaquez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Jaquez a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Naples never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Cypress Lake 10-0. The win continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Naples also got a great performance from CHASE BAKER as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Naples is 3-1 when BAKER allowsthree or fewer hits, but 3-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Naples let NICO BLANCO and CHARLIE REIGER run wild. BLANCO scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while REIGER scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. BLANCO is becoming a predictor of Naples' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was JACKSON MARTIN, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Naples kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Naples' record now sits at 6-8. As for Island Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Everything went Island Coast's way against Naples in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, as Island Coast made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Island Coast repeat their success, or does Naples have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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