The Palm Bay Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palm Bay is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Monday just wasn't the day for Palm Bay's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Cocoa Beach on Monday. The match marked that first time this year in which Palm Bay was not able to get on the board.
Palm Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arnie Munoz, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island Christian also failed to score in their most recent game. Their tough 14-0 loss to Cocoa Beach on Friday might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Merritt Island Christian has not been shut out since back in March.
Palm Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for Merritt Island Christian, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Palm Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Merritt Island Christian when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palm Bay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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