Baseball Preview: Jupiter Warriors vs. Royal Palm Beach Wildcats
The Jupiter Warriors will face off against the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Jupiter gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Martin County with a sharp 12-1 win. Jupiter's victory was all the more impressive since Martin County was averaging only 2.84 runs allowed on the season.
CJ Sorge looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jupiter let Ryan Senecal and Mason Barela loose on the outfield. Senecal scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Barela went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Graulau, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Royal Palm Beach sidestepped Palm Beach Gardens for a 5-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Johnny Montgomery, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Edward Wood III was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
The victory (which was Jupiter's third in a row) raised their record to 18-7. As for Royal Palm Beach, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
Royal Palm Beach's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Jupiter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for Royal Palm Beach, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain Jupiter's hitters?
Jupiter came up short against Royal Palm Beach when the teams last played on April 9th, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Royal Palm Beach's Brandon Marchese, who struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Jupiter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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