The Suncoast Chargers will head out to face off against the Port St. Lucie Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Suncoast's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Port St. Lucie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Suncoast took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Jensen Beach by a score of 6-1.
Suncoast got a great performance from Hayden Neihoff as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Lee Ellis was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colin Campbell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Port St. Lucie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Lincoln Park Academy.
Port St. Lucie saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Taylor, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Carter Cohoon also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Suncoast's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Port St. Lucie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12-1.
Everything went Suncoast's way against Port St. Lucie in their previous meeting back in February, as Suncoast made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team 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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