With a playoff game on the line, Jupiter rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats out 4-3. The win was nothing new for Jupiter as they're now sitting on four straight.
CJ Sorge and Ethan Trivison dominated on the mound. Sorge tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Trivison struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Sorge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Marchese was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Jupiter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Royal Palm Beach, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Jupiter is on the road again on Thursday to play Wellington at 6:30 p.m. Jupiter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. Royal Palm Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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