Gulf Coast and Naples are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but likely not for long. The Gulf Coast Sharks are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Gulf Coast might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to Canterbury, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Peyton Hale made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Naples rose to the challenge on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Wolfpack 9-8. That's two games straight that Naples has won by just one run.
Naples also got a great performance from JP MARTIN as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. MARTIN has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mac O'MALLEY was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Gulf Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Naples, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7.
Gulf Coast took their victory against Naples in their previous meeting on April 5th by a conclusive 6-0. Will Gulf 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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