Estero barely beat Cypress Lake the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Estero Wildcats put the hurt on the Cypress Lake Panthers with a sharp 16-4 victory on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Annika Jarvi tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024.
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On the hitting side, Estero got a massive performance out of Ava Weinbaum, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Weinbaum a new career-high in doubles (two). Dena Peregrin was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Estero always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Lake only posted an OBP of .318.
The win made it two in a row for Estero and bumps their season record up to 5-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cypress Lake, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Estero will welcome Bonita Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cypress Lake, they will square off against Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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