The Fort Myers Green Wave will look to defend their home field on Monday against the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fort Myers gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Mariner onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Fort Myers as they're now sitting on four straight.
Trace Rodmyre looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Magas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethan Monrad, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers had just enough and edged Riverdale out 2-0 on Friday.
Aiden Estrada was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Nick Tobia was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Fort Myers' win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for North Fort Myers, their victory bumped their record up to 8-15.
Fort Myers beat North Fort Myers 7-3 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Fort Myers' Matthew Blasena, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fort Myers still be able to contain Blasena? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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