Merritt Island Christian is 0-5 against Melbourne Central Catholic since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Merritt Island Christian will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Crooms Academy on Friday. Everything went Merritt Island Christian's way against Crooms Academy as Merritt Island Christian made off with a 10-2 win.
Jayvon Morris was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Morris has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Morris was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bode Handwork was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Murphy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Space Coast with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Melbourne Central Catholic.
Like Merritt Island Christian, Melbourne Central Catholic also got a great game from a two-way player: Thomas Chiuchiolo. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Chiuchiolo was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Melbourne Central Catholic got a big performance out of Christian Maynard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Caden Simcox was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Merritt Island Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Merritt Island Christian might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Merritt Island Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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