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| 03/03/25 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 02/29/24 - Away | 14-1 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 04/28/22 - Home | 13-3 W |
| 04/14/22 - Away | 15-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merritt Island). They put the hurt on the Cocoa Beach Minutemen with a sharp 12-2 win on Monday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Minutemen recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Olivia Smith spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gianna Elliott, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Keilen Cecere also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Elliott wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Merritt Island kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
The win got Merritt Island back to even at 2-2. As for Cocoa Beach, they dropped their record down to 4-3-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Merritt Island will challenge Sebastian River at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cocoa Beach, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Rockledge at 7:15 p.m. Cocoa Beach has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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