The Wellington Wolverines are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Santaluces Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Wellington had just enough and edged Dr. Joaquin Garcia out 7-6.
Lucas Bratten and Brett Hobbs did most of the damage at the plate: Bratten scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Hobbs scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santaluces waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Cobras 4-2.
Samir Hurtado made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Hurtado was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Vargas, who scored a run and stole two bases.
The win got Wellington back to even at 9-9. As for Santaluces, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Wellington beat Santaluces 3-0 in their previous matchup back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Santaluces' Edinson Cantillo, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wellington still be able to contain Cantillo? There's only one way to find out.
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