The Fort Myers Green Wave will square off against the South Fort Myers Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Fort Myers' favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while South Fort Myers has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Fort Myers was handed a six-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Estero 6-5.
Brady Campbell looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Fort Myers saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Ware, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Fort Myers). They had just enough and edged out Riverdale 14-12. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wolfpack as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Fort Myers is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. South Fort Myers' win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Fort Myers couldn't quite get it done against South Fort Myers when the teams last played back in February of 2024 as they fell 11-6. Will Fort Myers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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