Santaluces is 1-9 against Jupiter since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Santaluces Chiefs will be staying on the road to face off against the Jupiter Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Santaluces heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They fell 4-0 to Park Vista. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Santaluces has not been shut out since back in March.
Santaluces got a good showing from Aidan Nelson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Meanwhile, Jupiter had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 9-6.
Luke Knight looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Senecal was incredible, getting 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. Gavin Marchese was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Santaluces' loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11. As for Jupiter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Santaluces couldn't quite finish off Jupiter when the teams last played back in February and fell 3-1. Can Santaluces avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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