Jensen Beach and Port St. Lucie are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Jensen Beach Falcons will take on the Port St. Lucie Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jensen Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Port St. Lucie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jensen Beach had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Okeechobee on Tuesday. Jensen Beach's pitcher stepped up to hand Okeechobee a 7-0 shutout.
John Gillen
| 03/04/25 vs Okeechobee | 7 |
| 02/25/25 @ Jupiter | 4 |
| 04/17/24 @ Sebastian River | 3 |
| 04/12/24 vs Wellington | 3 |
| 03/19/24 vs Benjamin | 3 |
Not much got past John Gillen, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Okeechobee off the board. Those seven strikeouts gave Gillen a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Rader, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Patrick Campbell also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Port St. Lucie came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They and Central finished up their contest with a 7-7 tie on Tuesday.
Jensen Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. With that draw, Port St. Lucie's record moves to 1-6-1.
Jensen Beach took their win against Port St. Lucie in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Jensen Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Port St. Lucie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
