Jupiter extended their postseason success on Friday against Centennial. They never let the Centennial Eagles onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Give Jupiter's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Sasha Seidel's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jupiter's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Basen, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Centennial's side, not much got past Hailey Brereton, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Jupiter off the board.
Even though they lost, Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jupiter only tossed eight.
Jupiter's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Centennial, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.
Jupiter will head out on the road to take on Western at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Western will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Jupiter surely won't give up without a fight. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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