The Melbourne Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lake Brantley Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Melbourne: 0.9, Lake Brantley: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Melbourne put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Dwyer 11-1.
Jasmine Francik made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Francik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Francik was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylie Mecchella, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Layna Ayala, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lake Brantley had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Spruce Creek on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Lake Brantley has lost by just one run.
Auriana Turner was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Morris, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
Melbourne pushed their record up to 22-0 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs per game. As for Lake Brantley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.
Melbourne came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Brantley in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lake Brantley's Lauren Compton, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Melbourne still be able to contain Compton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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