Softball Recap: Rockledge Has No Trouble Against Melbourne Central Catholic

Rockledge had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Melbourne Central Catholic on Friday. The Rockledge Raiders blew past the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers 11-4. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Hustlers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Haley Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.

Ahraya Dalaq

Hits (Career)

03/07/25 vs Melbourne Central Catholic	3
03/03/25 vs Astronaut	2
02/18/25 vs Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy	2
02/13/25 @ Space Coast	2
03/05/25 @ Cocoa Beach	1

In other batting news, Ahraya Dalaq was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Kaylah Comeau also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Rockledge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Melbourne Central Catholic only posted a batting average of .250.

Rockledge pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.

Coming up, Rockledge will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Palisades at 6:00 p.m. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they will take on Melbourne at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Melbourne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.