The Aubrey Rogers Patriots will be playing at home against the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Aubrey Rogers has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Naples will arrive with eight straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Aubrey Rogers came up short against Lely and fell 6-2.
Aubrey Rogers got a good showing from Tim Hutchinson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Tristan Degenova was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Naples earned a 4-1 win over Monsignor Farrell on Monday. Four seems to be a good number for Naples as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
JP MARTIN looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Naples saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JOHNNY KING, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of TUCKER HANSEN, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Aubrey Rogers' defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Naples, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Aubrey Rogers has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Naples struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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