Baseball Preview: South Fork Bulldogs vs. Port St. Lucie Jaguars
After four games on the road, South Fork is heading back home. They will take on the Port St. Lucie Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, South Fork beat Jupiter Christian 5-1. The victory was just what South Fork needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior match.
South Fork got a great performance from Austin Sonnenberg as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.1 innings pitched. Sonnenberg has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Fork saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Carmondy, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alijah Quintero, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Port St. Lucie had just enough and edged Tradition Prep out 4-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Port St. Lucie.
South Fork is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Port St. Lucie, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Fork has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Port St. Lucie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Fork took their victory against Port St. Lucie in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will South Fork repeat their success, or does Port St. Lucie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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