Baseball Recap: Melbourne Central Catholic's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Melbourne Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Heritage Panthers with a sharp 8-2 victory. The Hustlers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.

Ryder Widick

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/14/25 @ Heritage	13
05/01/24 vs Cocoa Beach	7
04/04/24 vs Satellite	7
03/28/24 vs Sebastian River	4
05/08/24 @ North Broward Prep	3

Ryder Widick was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.

In other batting news, Jayden McNamara was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Thomas Gonnella was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Melbourne Central Catholic's record now sits at 3-0. As for Heritage, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Looking ahead, Melbourne Central Catholic will be taking part in a tournament against Satellite at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to challenge Vero Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.