The Encinal Jets will head out on the road to take on the San Marin Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Encinal is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
Encinal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Alhambra out 2-1.
Anthony Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Encinal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Furuichi, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, San Marin owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They skirted past Novato 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for San Marin.
Not much got past Sean McGrath, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Novato off the board.
Encinal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for San Marin, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
Encinal came up short against San Marin in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Encinal, Jeffrey Suter (who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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