The Island Coast Gators will venture away from home to square off against the Barron Collier Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Island Coast will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Island Coast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Osceola 4-2.
Ryan Mueller looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Island Coast's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Hawkins, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Hawkins has posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, while Barron Collier put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Lemon Bay. The Cougars were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Manta Rays. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 11 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Brody Graham, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Lemon Bay off the board.
At the plate, Casey Johnson was incredible, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of John Minerva, who earned two runs and three stolen bases.
Island Coast's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Barron Collier, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Island Coast came out on top in a nail-biter against Barron Collier when the teams last played on April 7th, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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