Eau Gallie is 8-2 against Melbourne since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Commodores will host the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eau Gallie 2, Melbourne 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eau Gallie took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Mary's, sneaking past 4-3.
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Eau Gallie got a great performance from Chase McBrearty as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). McBrearty has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Eau Gallie saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Lustic, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Melbourne and Astronaut had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Bulldogs came out on top against the War Eagles by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday.
Collin Heaney looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Eau Gallie pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Melbourne, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Eau Gallie took their victory against Melbourne in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Commodores repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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