After three games on the road, Jupiter is heading back home. They will take on the Santaluces Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jupiter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Jupiter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over Wellington.
Luke Knight looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Senecal, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Finnegan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santaluces unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-0 to Park Vista. Considering the last time Santaluces couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Santaluces also got a good showing from Aidan Nelson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Jupiter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Santaluces, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11.
Jupiter came out on top in a nail-biter against Santaluces when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Santaluces' Samir Hurtado, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jupiter still be able to contain Hurtado? There's only one way to find out.
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