Baseball Recap: Satellite Comes Up Short

After flying high against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on Tuesday, Satellite came back down to earth. The Scorpions fell just short of the Cocoa Beach Minutemen by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Scorpions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Minutemen earlier this season, when they won 4-1.

Jordan Whitlow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Satellite's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Cocoa Beach, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.

Coming up, Satellite will welcome Eau Gallie at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Scorpions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Commodores have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Cocoa Beach, they will face off against Lake Highland Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.