Naples won the last time they faced Lely, and things went their way on Friday too. The Naples Golden Eagles had just enough and edged the Lely Trojans out 5-4.
JP MARTIN looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on TUCKER HANSEN, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mac O'MALLEY, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lely's side, Drake Kester was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Naples' win bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Lely, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Naples will be playing at home against South Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Naples' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so South Fort Myers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lely, they will head out on the road to challenge Lemon Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lemon Bay will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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