The Island Coast Gators will head out on the road to take on the Jesuit Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Island Coast comes in on five and Jesuit on eight.
Island Coast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Fort Myers out 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Island Coast as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Jordi Guerrero, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Mason Blackburn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jesuit sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Parrish Community on Friday.
Jesuit also got a great performance from Wilson Andersen as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Andersen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on DJ Pirela, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Noah Sheffield, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Island Coast is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Jesuit, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
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