Merritt Island is 0-9 against Viera since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Merritt Island Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Viera Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, it was close, but Merritt Island sidestepped Melbourne Central Catholic for a 6-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Merritt Island.
The team relied heavily on Elena Rollen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Viera can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rockledge a 10-0 shutout.
Addy Berry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Berry was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kamryn Potts and Haley Rider did most of the damage at the plate: Potts scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rider scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Elaina Snyder was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Merritt Island's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. As for Viera, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Merritt Island might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Viera when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Viera's Madison Rider, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Merritt Island knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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