Baseball Preview: South Fork Bulldogs vs. Jensen Beach Falcons
After four games on the road, South Fork is heading back home. They will take on the Jensen Beach Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Fork will be strutting in after a victory while Jensen Beach will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, South Fork beat Jupiter Christian 5-1. The win was just what South Fork needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior match.
Austin Sonnenberg tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: 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 Aiden 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, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Jensen Beach was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cardinal Newman.
Jensen Beach also got a good showing from Christian Herrington, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Jensen Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Cooke, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
South Fork has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Jensen Beach, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
South Fork came up short against Jensen Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Thankfully for South Fork, Chris Knier (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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