The Port St. Lucie Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Dade Christian Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Port St. Lucie's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Lincoln Park Academy 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Port St. Lucie considering their one-run performance the match before.
Alfonso Hernandez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Armani Estevez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Spatafora, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dade Christian, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Northwestern on Friday.
Port St. Lucie's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Dade Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
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