Baseball Preview: Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers vs. Heritage Panthers
Melbourne Central Catholic is 9-0 against Heritage since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Heritage Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The last six games Melbourne Central Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, it was close, but Melbourne Central Catholic sidestepped Satellite for a 3-2 victory.
Melbourne Central Catholic's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austen Hester, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Heritage can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They never let Space Coast onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Heritage as they're now sitting on three straight.
Noriega Gonzalez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kethziel Torres, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Pattee, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Melbourne Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Heritage, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Melbourne Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Heritage in their previous meeting back in March, winning 4-1. Will Melbourne Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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