Naples had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 0-2 to make it seven. They lost 11-0 to the Evangelical Christian Sentinels. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sentinels apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
As for Evangelical Christian, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs this season.
For Evangelical Christian's part, they got a great performance from Harrison Martin as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryder Lutz, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Slater Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Naples didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-6 defeat against IMG Academy Silver on the 13th. As for Evangelical Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 5-0 win against LaBelle on the 13th.
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