The Belen Jesuit Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belen Jesuit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Eau Gallie get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Wolverines have won by just one run.
Victor Escobar
| 04/24/25 vs Eau Gallie | 6 |
| 04/07/25 vs Sunset | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ Florida Christian | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ St. Brendan | 3 |
| 03/19/24 vs Georgetown Prep | 3 |
Victor Escobar tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Julian Alber was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. He has become a key player for Belen Jesuit: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 12-14 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Chargers as they made off with an 8-2 win. Considering the Mustangs have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Shane Patrick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grant Arnold, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Miller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Merritt Island's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Belen Jesuit, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-15.
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