The Merritt Island Mustangs will be playing at home against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Merritt Island can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Merritt Island Christian onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Haley Smith and Kayla Slentz did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Slentz scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Elena Rollen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 11-10.
The team relied heavily on Larissa Burgos, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Shakiya Harris, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Merritt Island's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Everything went Merritt Island's way against Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February as Merritt Island made off with a 15-1 victory. Will Merritt Island repeat their success, or does Melbourne Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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