Titusville is 0-10 against Merritt Island since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Titusville Terriers will head out on the road to challenge the Merritt Island Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Titusville is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. Their rough 14-3 defeat to Palm Bay might stick with them for a while.
Monica Torregrosa made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Saniyah Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Hawks 3-2. That's two games straight that Merritt Island has won by just one run.
Rindi Amos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Merritt Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Titusville's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Merritt Island, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season.
Titusville might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Merritt Island in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Merritt Island's Emma Finney, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Titusville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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