North Fort Myers won the last time they faced Riverdale and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Red Knights came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 9-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Knights.
Junior Tome was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Tome was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Matthew Blasena
| 02/19/25 vs Cape Coral | 3 |
| 02/18/25 vs Riverdale | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Riverdale | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Lehigh | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ North Port | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Tome wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Blasena, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Blasena is becoming a predictor of North Fort Myers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Daniel Cuellarsola also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
North Fort Myers' record now sits at 11-7. As for Riverdale, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, North Fort Myers will be playing at home against Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Red Knights 3.9, the Gators 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Riverdale, they will square off against Cypress Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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