The Jupiter Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Centennial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jupiter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wellington a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Sasha Seidel's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Basen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Centennial waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Gators 2-0.
Not much got past Hailey Brereton, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Palm Beach Gardens off the board.
On the hitting side, Keyhara Alleyne was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Jupiter's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Jupiter came up short against Centennial in their previous matchup back in April, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brereton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Jupiter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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