Merritt Island entered their tilt with Astronaut with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Astronaut War Eagles out 5-3. This was payback for Merritt Island, who suffered a 14-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Rindi Amos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Merritt Island's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Allen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Astronaut's side, Skyler Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Daisy Mixson, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Merritt Island's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Astronaut, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Merritt Island will square off against Westminster Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Astronaut, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Space Coast at 7:00 p.m. on April 2nd.
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