The Village School of Naples came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Everglades City Gators as they made off with a 15-3 win. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly 12 runs.
EJ Murphy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Murphy was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brendan Talbot was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Henry Kazcynski was another key player, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
The Village School of Naples always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Everglades City only posted an OBP of .375.
Knights
| 03/27/25 vs Everglades City | 15-3 |
| 03/05/25 vs Donahue Catholic | 11-2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Mason Classical Academy | 11-7 |
| 02/12/25 vs Naples Classical | 16-2 |
| 04/24/24 vs Donahue Catholic | 12-5 |
| + 3 more games |
The Village School of Naples pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Everglades City, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
The Village School of Naples will have a chance to go back-to-back against Everglades City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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