Everglades City came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Lely Trojans by a score of 11-9 on Tuesday. The Gators haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Everglades City got a massive performance out of Josey Ryder, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayde Freeman, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Everglades City's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Lely, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-13.
Coming up, Everglades City will venture away from home to challenge Coral Shores at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Hurricanes have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.4 runs per game on average), something the Gators will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lely, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Aubrey Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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