Merritt Island Christian put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Berean Christian Bulldogs as the Merritt Island Christian Cougars made off with an 8-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Merritt Island Christian as they're now sitting on three straight.
Merritt Island Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Alessandrini, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Alessandrini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Banner Dodd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Berean Christian's side, Jack Doucette put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Doucette was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Merritt Island Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Berean Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merritt Island Christian will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Master's Academy at 6:00 p.m. Merritt Island Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Berean Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Atlantic Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Atlantic Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
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