Baseball Recap: Monday's Win Is Palm Beach Central's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Broncos

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Leonard	18
03/10/25 @ Santaluces	13
03/24/25 @ Port Charlotte	12
02/27/25 @ Oxbridge Academy	10
02/21/25 vs Santaluces	9

Palm Beach Central barely beat Port Charlotte the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Palm Beach Central put the hurt on Port Charlotte with a sharp 15-3 win on Monday. Considering the Broncos have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Charlie Houd tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Luis Sousa was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Slade Wayne, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.

Palm Beach Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Port Charlotte only posted a batting average of .185.

Palm Beach Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. Port Charlotte has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.

Palm Beach Central will head out on the road to face off against Imagine School at North Port at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Port Charlotte, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Mariner at 7:00 p.m.