Treasure Coast had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Central Cobras. For Treasure Coast, this counts as revenge for the 12-3 defeat Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Logan Zavala was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Zavala was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Andrew Dolin tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Patrick Tavarez, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
On Central's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathaniel Morel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Treasure Coast only tossed five.
Treasure Coast pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Central, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Treasure Coast will head out on the road to square off against Lake Worth at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Worth has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.43 runs per game on average), something Treasure Coast will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Central, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Martin County at 4:00 p.m. Martin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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