Coral Reef pushed their score to three the last time they played Jensen Beach, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Coral Reef Barracudas never let the Jensen Beach Falcons onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. For Coral Reef, this counts as revenge for the 18-3 loss Jensen Beach walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2018.
Not much got past Erin Zambrano, who gave up just five hits to keep Jensen Beach off the board.
On the hitting side, Chloe Junco was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Fields, who got no hits from her two at bats.
On Jensen Beach's side, Mallory Wheeler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Wheeler has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
Coral Reef's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Jensen Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Coral Reef will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Rockledge at 2:00 p.m. Coral Reef is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Jensen Beach, they will head out on the road to square off against Florida Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jensen Beach: 2.8, Florida Christian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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