The Palmetto Ridge Bears will venture away from home to face off against the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Palmetto Ridge fell victim to Aubrey Rogers and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. The match marked the first time this season in which the Bears were not able to get on the board.
Palmetto Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greg Corrasco, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers hadn't done well against North Port recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. North Fort Myers was the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over North Port. The result was nothing new for the Red Knights, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Harrison Kabel tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of North Fort Myers' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jakob Wagner, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. North Fort Myers is undefeated when Wagner posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Nicholas Oliveros was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
North Fort Myers lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in March of 2024.
The victory (which was North Fort Myers' third in a row) raised their record to 7-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Palmetto Ridge, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Palmetto Ridge suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to North Fort Myers in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Palmetto Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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