Master's Academy entered their tilt with Merritt Island Christian with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Merritt Island Christian Cougars 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Master's Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Aubrey Grall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Melissa Viersma was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Grall, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Merritt Island Christian's side, Shae Janke put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Janke was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Janke wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaity Shea, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Master's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Master's Academy will head out on the road to challenge Sebastian River at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sebastian River will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Morningside Academy at 5:00 p.m. Morningside Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed eight runs per game on average), something Merritt Island Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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