Port St. Lucie Jaguars vs. Westwood Panthers
Port St. Lucie is 10-0 against Westwood since March of 2018, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Port St. Lucie Jaguars will be playing at home against the Westwood Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.
Last Thursday, Port St. Lucie came up short against Jupiter Christian and fell 8-3. Port St. Lucie has now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Port St. Lucie saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alfonso Hernandez, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Westwood fell victim to a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Treasure Coast on Monday.
Jabari Monds was cooking despite his team’s loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayce Cole, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Port St. Lucie’s loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
Tuesday’s game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Port St. Lucie has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. However, it’s not like Westwood struggles in that department as they’ve averaged .496. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Port St. Lucie took their victory against Westwood in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 9-3. Does Port St. Lucie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
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