The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers are taking a road trip to take on The First Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Cocoa Beach hit Melbourne Central Catholic with a four-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hustlers lost 11-3 to the Minutemen. The Hustlers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Melbourne Central Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Carroll, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only The First Academy walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Eagles on Thursday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Royals have won 17 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Arafet looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, The First Academy let Austin Pierzynski and Roy Rodriguez run wild. Pierzynski got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Rodriguez went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave Rodriguez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinon Bastian, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
The First Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montverde Academy only posted an OBP of .211.
The First Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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