Cocoa fell victim to Merritt Island and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Merritt Island Mustangs. Cocoa has struggled against Merritt Island recently, as their match on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
For Merritt Island's part, Haley Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Rindi Amos was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Maggie Piasecki was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Cocoa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Merritt Island, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-4.
Cocoa will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Titusville at 6:00 p.m. Cocoa is facing Titusville at the right time seeing as Titusville is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Merritt Island, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Astronaut at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday. Merritt Island has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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