Stoneman Douglas stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Coral Glades Jaguars with a sharp 11-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Stoneman Douglas, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Payton Jay looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Stoneman Douglas let Rylan Lujo and Devin Fitz-Gerald loose on the outfield. Lujo went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Fitz-Gerald scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Benestad, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Coral Glades' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Kollwitz, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Stoneman Douglas' win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Coral Glades, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Stoneman Douglas will head out on the road to challenge St. Thomas Aquinas at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Thomas Aquinas: 2.7, Stoneman Douglas: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Coral Glades, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Stranahan at 3:30 p.m. Stranahan hasn't scored more than one runs for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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