Island Coast is 0-4 against Estero since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Island Coast Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Estero Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Island Coast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their tough 28-13 loss to East Lee County might stick with them for a while. Even if Island Coast couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Estero 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 Wednesday. They blew past the Trojans 17-2. The result was nothing new for Estero, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Estero got a massive performance out of Jenel Favata, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Weinbaum, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Island Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Estero, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Island Coast might still be hurting after the 15-3 loss they got from Estero in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can Island Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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