Naples and Gulf Coast are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but likely not for long. The Naples Golden Eagles will square off against the Gulf Coast Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Naples has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Naples is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past South Fort Myers 9-8. That's two games straight that Naples has won by just one run.
Naples got a great performance from JP MARTIN as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. MARTIN has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mac O'MALLEY was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to Canterbury, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Peyton Hale made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Naples has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Gulf Coast, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Naples suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Gulf Coast in their previous matchup on April 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gulf Coast's Vincent Mattei, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that Naples knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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