The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will square off against the Viera Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Melbourne Central Catholic 3.6, Viera 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Melbourne Central Catholic and Bayside, and Bayside kept the tradition alive. Melbourne Central Catholic took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bayside on Thursday.
Melbourne Central Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Carroll, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Austen Hester also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Viera, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Melbourne on Monday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Viera pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything went Melbourne Central Catholic's way against Viera in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, as Melbourne Central Catholic made off with a 15-9 win. Will Melbourne Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Viera have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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