Flying Tigers Fall to Jupiter in Resumption of Suspension

Spenser Watkins threw six strong innings Wednesday night and Dylan Burdeaux knocked an RBI single Thursday morning, but Jupiter scored two runs in the ninth to hand Lakeland a 4-3 loss.

Jupiter jumped on the board in the first inning, scoring two quick runs against Watkins. The Flying Tigers responded in the fourth with two runs of their own behind a Troy Montgomer RBI double and an Anthony Pereira RBI groundout. With a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, heavy rains and lightning suspended the contest until the following day.
The back-and-forth affair continues when play resumed Thursday morning. Both teams went down quietly in the seventh, but an RBI single from Burdeaux gave the Flying Tigers a 3-2 lead. Eduardo Jiménez, the Florida State League-leader in saves, entered to pitch the ninth bit could not vanquish the Hammerheads, allowing two runs to earn the loss.