With a playoff game on the line, Stoneman Douglas rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Monarch Knights an 8-0 shutout. Considering Stoneman Douglas has won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Stoneman Douglas got a great performance from Jayden Dubanewicz as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Dubanewicz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rylan Lujo was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Gary, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
The win (which was Stoneman Douglas' sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-5. As for Monarch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Stoneman Douglas will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Boca Raton at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Boca Raton: 2.2, Stoneman Douglas: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Monarch does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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