Jesus Luzardo grew up a fan of Juan Pierre. Christian Scott remembers watching Jose Fernandez throw as a “mind-blowing” experience. Friday night, Luzardo and Scott, two pitchers who grew up in nearby Parkland —about a 45-minute drive northwest of loanDepot park — and starred as high schoolers in Broward County, faced off as opposing starters in the Marlins-Mets series opener. While Scott, who played at Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale and then the University of Florida, didn’t have his best stuff in his third Major League start for the Mets, Luzardo was superb for a Marlins staff that’s been stunningly dominant the past three games. The former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High standout allowed five hits in six innings and struck out seven in the 8-0 win — the Marlins’ third consecutive shutout win and fourth win in five games overall. Marlins pitchers haven’t allowed a run in consecutive 28 innings, and starters have combined for 23 2/3 scoreless innings over the past four games. “It’s a great run,” Luzardo said. “It took awhile into the season for us to get going, but it’s something we all knew we had in us. The staff was highly regarded going into this year and we’re finally understanding and feeling each other out — feeling the rotation out, the team out. You want to do that from Day 1, but better late than never. We’re rolling now and trying to keep it going.”
