There's no place like home for Space Coast, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cocoa Tigers with a sharp 17-0 victory on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 18-1 last Monday.
EJ Clouser was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Clouser was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.
Matthew Constantino
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In other batting news, Matthew Constantino was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Jacob Leos was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Space Coast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Space Coast back to even at 3-3. As for Cocoa, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Looking ahead, Space Coast will head out to take on Merritt Island Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Space Coast knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Merritt Island Christian likes a good challenge. As for Cocoa, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Astronaut at 6:00 p.m. Cocoa is facing Astronaut at the right time seeing as Astronaut is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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