Baseball Preview: Merritt Island Mustangs vs. The Villages Charter Buffalo
Merritt Island is on a five-game streak of home wins, while The Villages Charter is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Merritt Island Mustangs will take on The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Merritt Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Dunnellon as Merritt Island made off with a 9-1 win. Considering Merritt Island has won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter beat North Marion 6-2 on Wednesday.
Lincoln Gagne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Gagne was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Hunter Anderson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Merritt Island has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for The Villages Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 17-11.
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