The Johnson Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the San Marcos Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Johnson's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so San Marcos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Johnson beats San Marcos with seven runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Jaguars walked away with a 7-2 win over Steele on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
San Marcos hadn't beaten Canyon on the road since March 9, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Rattlers had just enough and edged out the Cougars 8-6.
San Marcos has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Johnson, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Johnson couldn't quite finish off San Marcos in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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