On Friday, the Crooms Academy Panthers suffered a tough 10-2 loss at the hands of the Merritt Island Christian Cougars. Crooms Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leland Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
On Merritt Island Christian's side, Jayvon Morris made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Morris has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Morris was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bode Handwork, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Brayden Murphy was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Crooms Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Merritt Island Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Crooms Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Jones at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crooms Academy is facing Jones at the right time seeing as Jones is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Merritt Island Christian, they are on the road again on Monday to play Melbourne Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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