The Immokalee Indians will head out to challenge the Ida Baker Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ida Baker took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Immokalee, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Immokalee made easy work of East Lee County and carried off a 12-2 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Aiden Puente
| 04/10/25 vs East Lee County | 11 |
| 03/25/25 @ East Lee County | 11 |
| 03/20/25 vs Ida Baker | 10 |
| 02/11/25 vs First Baptist Academy | 8 |
| 02/25/25 vs Naples | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Aiden Puente made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 4.1 innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Immokalee's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 3-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't). Puente was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrian Ramirez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Immokalee is undefeated when Ramirez posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
Immokalee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Ida Baker didn't have quite enough to beat Oasis on Friday and fell 8-7.
Aiden Long was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Robbie Hensley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Immokalee has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ida Baker, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Immokalee was able to grind out a solid victory over Ida Baker in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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