The Fort Myers Green Wave will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the North Port Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Fort Myers will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Riverdale on Thursday. Everything went Fort Myers' way against Riverdale as Fort Myers made off with a 17-8 win. With that victory, Fort Myers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Carson Walsh was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Walsh has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Walsh was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Fort Myers got a massive performance out of Michael Magas, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ethan Monrad was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Port never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Lehigh 11-0.
Like Fort Myers, North Port also got a great game from a two-way player: Joshua Doerrfeld. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Doerrfeld was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Bryce Sawalt looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Zach Mitchell and Chase Sivulich did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Sivulich went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Fort Myers' record now sits at 8-13. As for North Port, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-12.
Fort Myers couldn't quite finish off North Port in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. Can Fort Myers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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