St. Cloud fell victim to Avon Park and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 1-0. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2025.
St. Cloud saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zhyra De La Cruz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
St. Cloud's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Avon Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
St. Cloud and Avon Park should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Bulldogs (ranked 125th) will meet Innovation (ranked 321st) at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Avon Park will take on Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (68 vs. 277). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Red Devils 1, the Broncos 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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