After a string of three wins, Merritt Island Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers by a score of 3-2. Merritt Island Christian has struggled against Melbourne Central Catholic recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Beckah Olson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Merritt Island Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Morrison, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaity Shea, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Merritt Island Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Melbourne Central Catholic only tossed three.
On Melbourne Central Catholic's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Emily Lowe gave up just two earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Peyton West was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Merritt Island Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Merritt Island Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Legacy Charter at 5:00 p.m. on April 4th. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Melbourne at 6:00 p.m.
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