The Port St. Lucie Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Port St. Lucie has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 20.
On Wednesday, Port St. Lucie came up short against St. Edward's and fell 9-6. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly three runs.
Oxbridge Academy never got on the board in their matchup back in March, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Miami Country Day last Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over the Spartans. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the ThunderWolves' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Carlo Vasquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Oxbridge Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 1-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, Oxbridge Academy got a massive performance out of Carson Bianco, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The ThunderWolves are 2-1 when Bianco posts two or more runs, but 2-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Sibrecht, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Oxbridge Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.2.
Port St. Lucie's loss dropped their record down to 1-16-1. As for Oxbridge Academy, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11.
Port St. Lucie suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Oxbridge Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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