The Cape Coral Seahawks will venture away from home to square off against the Gateway Charter Griffins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cape Coral is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Cape Coral is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on South Fort Myers with a sharp 18-3 victory on Thursday. The Seahawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Adriana Thorton and Emma White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Thorton pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, White tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024. At bat, Thorton scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while White scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jocelyn Slater was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brielle Pachick, who scored three runs and stole Seven bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Cape Coral was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gateway Charter's offense. They came up short against Cape Coral on Tuesday, falling 15-0. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Griffins' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cape Coral pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Gateway Charter, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Cape Coral took their victory against Gateway Charter in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Coral since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
