With a playoff game on the line, Merritt Island rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Satellite Scorpions an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Merritt Island, who have now won 13 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For Satellite's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Wolaver, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Merritt Island, bringing their record for this year to 21-5. As for Satellite, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Merritt Island will be playing in front of their home fans against Dunnellon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Merritt Island will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Satellite, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Satellite: 2.6, Nature Coast Tech: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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