The Port St. Lucie Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Central Cobras at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Port St. Lucie is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Port St. Lucie came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Master's Academy by a score of 4-2 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Jaguars have suffered since April 23, 2024.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Central made sure to put some runs up on the board against Dwyer on Monday. Central blew past Dwyer 14-6. Considering the Cobras have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Rupert Blackwood Jr looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Schultz, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Jakobe Blackwood, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Central's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5-1. As for Port St. Lucie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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