Port St. Lucie is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Lincoln Park Academy a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Port St. Lucie Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Port St. Lucie lost 22-1 to Melbourne Central Catholic on Thursday.
Meanwhile, while Lincoln Park Academy put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Westwood. Lincoln Park Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Westwood. The victory was some much needed relief for the Greyhounds as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Aiden Shaw, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Westwood off the board. Shaw also tossed a walk, which is notable because Lincoln Park Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 0-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Patrick Johnson and Aiden Perkins did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Perkins scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Perkins has become a key player for Lincoln Park Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 0-9 otherwise.
Lincoln Park Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-10. As for Port St. Lucie, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11-1.
Port St. Lucie took their victory against Lincoln Park Academy in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 9-1. Will Port St. Lucie repeat their success, or does Lincoln Park Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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