Softball Preview: Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers vs. Merritt Island Mustangs
The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will head out on the road to square off against the Merritt Island Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Merritt Island is hoping to do on Friday what Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Melbourne Central Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Melbourne Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.
Larissa Burgos was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Shakiya Harris, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Merritt Island gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Merritt Island Christian a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Merritt Island needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Haley Smith and Kayla Slentz did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Slentz scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Elena Rollen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Melbourne Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Merritt Island, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10.
Melbourne Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Merritt Island in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Merritt Island's Emma Finney, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Melbourne Central Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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