South Fort Myers fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lakewood Ranch on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs by a score of 4-3. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fernando Valenzuela spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February.
David Acevedo
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At the plate, Juan Angeles and David Acevedo did some serious damage despite the final result: Angeles scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Acevedo scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Acevedo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Cruz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
South Fort Myers' loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Lakewood Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Coming up, South Fort Myers will head out to take on Cypress Lake at 7:00 p.m. on March 25th. As for Lakewood Ranch, they will face off against Middleton at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Middleton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.54 runs per game on average), something Lakewood Ranch will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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