Jefferson hasn't had much luck against Santee recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:45 p.m. Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Santee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jefferson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on April 4th, they were much more limited against Fairfax last Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the Lions.
Meanwhile, Santee made easy work of Diego Rivera last Friday and carried off a 15-2 victory. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Nathan Rivera was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple. Santee is 3-1 when Rivera posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Francisco Silva was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Santee kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Santee's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Jefferson took their win against Santee in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Will the Democrats repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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