After a string of six wins, Satellite's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Viera Hawks by a score of 2-1. Satellite has struggled against Viera recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Satellite saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asher Allen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Allen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Satellite didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Viera's side, they got a great performance from Caden Jensen as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Satellite's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Viera, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Satellite will take on Melbourne at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Melbourne's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Satellite's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Viera, they will head out on the road to face off against Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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