Baseball Preview: Jefferson Democrats vs. Triumph Charter Jaguars
The Jefferson Democrats will square off against the Triumph Charter Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Jefferson can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Manual Arts with a sharp 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jefferson.
Jefferson's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luis Zaragoza, who went 1-for-1 with a triple.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Triumph Charter had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the Monarchs 18-17.
Edgar Arevalos 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 off one hit. Arevalos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Simon Trujillo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Javier Herrera, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Jefferson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Triumph Charter, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jefferson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Triumph Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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