Melbourne Central Catholic is a perfect 10-0 against Heritage since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will square off against the Heritage Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Heritage took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Melbourne Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Melbourne Central Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Space Coast on Thursday. Everything went Melbourne Central Catholic's way against Space Coast as Melbourne Central Catholic made off with an 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hustlers.
Thomas Gonnella
| 02/13/25 @ Space Coast | 8 |
| 03/07/24 @ Space Coast | 5 |
| 04/22/24 vs Merritt Island Christian | 4 |
| 03/14/24 vs Bayside | 2 |
| 02/19/24 vs Satellite | 2 |
Cole Carroll and Thomas Gonnella made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Carroll tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Gonnella struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Carroll scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Gonnella scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Collin O'Connell was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Melbourne Central Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Space Coast only hit six hits.
Meanwhile, Heritage came up short against Cocoa Beach on Wednesday and fell 9-5.
Hezekiah Sprankle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their record now sits at 2-0.
Everything went Melbourne Central Catholic's way against Heritage in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Melbourne Central Catholic made off with a 12-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melbourne Central Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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