After flying high against Port Charlotte last Friday, Island Coast came back down to earth. The Gators fell just short of the North Fort Myers Red Knights by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in February.
Isaac Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Island Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for North Fort Myers, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-7.
While Island Coast had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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