The Jensen Beach Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Martin County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jensen Beach will be strutting in after a victory while Martin County will be coming in after a loss.
Martin County is hoping to do on Friday what Sebastian River couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Jensen Beach's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Jensen Beach put the hurt on Sebastian River with a sharp 7-1 win.
Noah Ehlers tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jensen Beach got a big performance out of Hudson Gardiner, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. Connor Cantillo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Martin County had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Vero Beach on Wednesday.
Martin County also got a good showing from Anthony Cannata, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Martin County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Cuccurullo, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Jensen Beach back to even at 10-10. As for Martin County, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
Jensen Beach took their win against Martin County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jensen 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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