Estero had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 5-8 to make it four. They fell 7-2 to the Evangelical Christian Sentinels. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2018.
Estero saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Jones, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Yandel Adan also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
As for Evangelical Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Evangelical Christian's side, they got a great performance from Harrison Martin as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Martin has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Evangelical Christian let Harlan Haugen and Gavin Teeter run wild. Haugen went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Teeter got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Slater Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Estero will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Gateway Charter at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Evangelical Christian, they will challenge The Master's Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
