Baseball Recap: Merritt Academy Has No Trouble Against Fitzgerald

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Capac, Merritt Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Fitzgerald Spartans as they made off with a 10-3 win. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Spartans back in April, they had to take a 9-2 defeat.

Caden Siler

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/19/25 vs Fitzgerald	3
04/24/25 @ FAITH HomeSchool	2
05/14/25 vs Landmark Academy	1
04/11/25 @ Fitzgerald	1
04/01/25 vs Faith Christian	1

The team relied heavily on Caden Siler, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Casper, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Merritt Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matches.

Merritt Academy now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Fitzgerald, they dropped their record down to 10-13 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, Merritt Academy will challenge New Haven at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fitzgerald, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Warren Woods-Tower at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.