Baseball Preview: Santaluces Chiefs vs. Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs
The Santaluces Chiefs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Santaluces earned an 8-4 win over Spanish River. With that victory, Santaluces brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Matthew Martinez, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Samir Hurtado, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dr. Joaquin Garcia can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They never let Palm Beach Central onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Brett Terry tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
Santaluces has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Dr. Joaquin Garcia, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santaluces has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dr. Joaquin Garcia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Santaluces' way against Dr. Joaquin Garcia in their previous meeting back in March as Santaluces made off with a 10-3 win. Does Santaluces have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dr. Joaquin Garcia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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