The Jupiter Hammerheads defeated the St. Lucie Mets 16-8 on Wednesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Jupiter scored the first six runs and the last nine runs of the game. The Hammerheads lead the series 2-0, while the Mets have lost four straight games.
St. Lucie trailed 6-0 after two innings before rallying in the sixth. The Mets scored five runs with two outs in the inning. Dylan Carey hit a two-run single, and Aiden Robbins followed with a two-run single that gave St. Lucie an 8-7 lead.
Jupiter answered in the bottom of the sixth. After a fly ball hit by Jacob Lombard was dropped by Kuhio Aloy for an error, Echedry Vargas hit a two-run home run to put the Hammerheads ahead 9-8. It was Vargas’ second two-run home run of the game.
The Hammerheads scored seven runs in the eighth inning. Jacob McCutheon hit a leadoff home run against Brett Banks, and PJ Morlando later hit a two-run home run off Banks. Jupiter hit five home runs overall.
Cam Kozeal, Lombard and Vargas combined to go 6-for-13 with three home runs, a double, seven RBIs and nine runs. Lombard went 2-for-4 with four runs and three stolen bases. Vargas hit two two-run home runs.
Robbins and Carey had two hits apiece for the Mets. Elian Peña went 1-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to 13 games, while Bohan Adderley went 1-for-3 with a single, a walk and three runs. Jose Lopez took the loss in long relief after pitching 4.2 innings and allowing five runs, two earned.
The St. Lucie Mets entered the game with a 16-27 record in the second half and a 49-60 overall record. The Jupiter Hammerheads entered with an 18-25 second-half record and a 55-54 overall record. The teams play the third game of the series Thursday at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Source: Original report