Jensen Beach has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the South Fork Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Fork took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Jensen Beach, who comes in off a win.
Jensen Beach is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Treasure Coast 13-2. The result was nothing new for Jensen Beach, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Mallory Wheeler made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Wheeler has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Wheeler was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Molly Santiago, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Lusmari Segura was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, South Fork was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to Palm Beach Gardens.
Jensen Beach's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for South Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Jensen Beach suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to South Fork when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Fork's Katelyn Kidwell, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Jensen Beach knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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