The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will take on the Jupiter Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Royal Palm Beach will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Palm Beach Gardens on Monday. Royal Palm Beach sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Palm Beach Gardens.
Johnny Montgomery was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Edward Wood III, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Jupiter put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Martin County as Jupiter made off with a 12-1 win. Jupiter's victory was all the more impressive since Martin County was averaging only 2.84 runs allowed on the season.
CJ Sorge looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Senecal and Mason Barela did most of the damage at the plate: Senecal scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Barela went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Graulau, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Royal Palm Beach's record now sits at 10-14. As for Jupiter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Royal Palm Beach beat Jupiter 4-1 in their previous matchup on April 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Royal Palm Beach since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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