Estero has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Estero: 2.3, Hardee: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Estero is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Lemon Bay.
Landon Brown was excellent, going 2-for-2 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Stewart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hardee had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2.
Ryan Rivas tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryland Beumel, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Estero's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. As for Hardee, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
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