Baseball Recap: South Fort Myers Comes Up Short

South Fort Myers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 11-10 heartbreaker at the hands of the Cypress Lake Panthers. The Wolfpack were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Juan Angeles

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/25/25 @ Cypress Lake	4
02/27/24 vs Fort Myers	2
03/14/25 @ Sarasota	1
03/07/25 @ Manatee	1
02/18/25 @ Gateway	1

Juan Angeles was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Owen Kircher, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Angeles wasn't the only one working in the home run department: South Fort Myers lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

South Fort Myers' defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Cypress Lake, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Fort Myers will challenge Riverdale at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Fort Myers' pitchers better be ready for this one: Riverdale has averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Cypress Lake, they will take on Lemon Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lemon Bay's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Cypress Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.