Baseball Recap: Jupiter sees their postseason come to a close

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 8:21am

Baseball Recap: Jupiter Warriors vs. Harmony Longhorns

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jupiter can now relate to. They fell 10-6 to the Harmony Longhorns on Friday. Jupiter's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Andrew Todd was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Todd was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Todd wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Graulau, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

On Harmony's side, Ismael Rivera looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rivera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Yathniel Matos, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Samuel Castillo was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Jupiter's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8. As for Harmony, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.

Jupiter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harmony, they will head out on the road to square off against Vero Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Vero Beach is coming into the contest with 12 straight wins at home, so Harmony will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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