Baseball Preview: Chaffey Tigers vs. Jurupa Valley Jaguars
The Chaffey Tigers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Jurupa Valley Jaguars at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chaffey: 3.3, Jurupa Valley: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chaffey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Nuview Bridge.
Christian Romero was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Romero has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Romero was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jacob Venegas was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ernesto Hernandez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Jurupa Valley waltzed into their contest on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 5-1.
Like Chaffey, Jurupa Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Francisco Urena. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Urena was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Urena wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Barbosa, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Chaffey has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-2 record this season. As for Jurupa Valley, they pushed their record up to 17-6-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Chaffey beat Jurupa Valley 8-5 when the teams last played back in February. Does Chaffey have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jurupa Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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