Merritt Island is 2-8 against Eau Gallie since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Merritt Island Mustangs are on the road again to play the Eau Gallie Commodores at 6:00 p.m. Merritt Island will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Merritt Island scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 19-2. With that win, Merritt Island brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Haley Smith was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Merritt Island got a massive performance out of Rindi Amos, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Mady Hardin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Eau Gallie's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Rockledge on Monday.
Merritt Island's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs per game. As for Eau Gallie, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Merritt Island might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Eau Gallie when the teams last played back in February. Can Merritt Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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