After flying high against Community School of Naples last Thursday, Naples came back down to earth. The Naples Golden Eagles fell 12-8 to the Canterbury Cougars on Friday. Naples has struggled against Canterbury recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Vance Landry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. TUCKER HANSEN was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Canterbury's side, Roan Hoefling looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Adams Mejia Reyes was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Habuda, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Naples' defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Canterbury, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Naples will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against North Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Fort Myers: 3.2, Naples: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Canterbury, they will head out on the road to take on Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canterbury is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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