The Suncoast Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Forest Hill Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Suncoast is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Suncoast not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 5th. They blew past Port St. Lucie 16-1. The win continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won four in a row.
Jason Giamboi looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those hits were his first of the season.
Joshua Burnston
| 04/02/25 @ Port St. Lucie | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Mandarin | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Tocoi Creek | 1 |
| 03/06/25 @ Royal Palm Beach | 1 |
| 02/28/24 @ Palm Beach Gardens | 1 |
On the hitting side, Joshua Burnston was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aidan Arjune, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Suncoast was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of King's Academy. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by just one run.
Ryan Gonzalez and Julian DeJesus did some serious damage despite the final result: Gonzalez scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while DeJesus scored a run while going 2-for-3. Gonzalez is becoming a predictor of Forest Hill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Blas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Suncoast's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Forest Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Suncoast beat Forest Hill 5-2 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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