The Jensen Beach Falcons will head out to face off against the Benjamin Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jensen Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Benjamin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jensen Beach came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 7-0 to Cardinal Newman.
Jensen Beach saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Polhemus, who went 1-for-2 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Polhemus hit this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benjamin). They were the clear victor by a 33-0 margin over Sports Leadership & Management on Wednesday. With that victory, the Buccaneers brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Myles Reid was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Roach, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Benjamin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Benjamin moved to 7-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Jensen Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Jensen Beach couldn't quite get it done against Benjamin when the teams last played back in February as they fell 5-0. Can Jensen Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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