Baseball Recap: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Satellite Scorpions
Cocoa Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Satellite Scorpions by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Cocoa Beach of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
Cocoa Beach got a good showing from Parker Cress, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cress has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cocoa Beach saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Barranco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Satellite's side, Michael Faucher looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Satellite, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Cocoa Beach will take on Calvary Chapel Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Chapel Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Satellite, they will head out on the road to take on Astronaut at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Satellite's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Astronaut's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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