Southwest Florida Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the South Fort Myers Wolfpack 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Southwest Florida Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cole Ingole spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southwest Florida Christian's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Matyas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Trottier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On South Fort Myers' side, Orlando Fernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Anthony Cruz, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Southwest Florida Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for South Fort Myers, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwest Florida Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome Bonita Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. South Fort Myers will take on Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Fort Myers is facing Dunbar at the right time seeing as Dunbar is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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