After seven games on the road, Melbourne is heading back home. They will take on the Satellite Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Melbourne will be strutting in after a win while Satellite will be coming in after a defeat.
After only one run in their last game, Melbourne made sure to put some runs up on the board against Titusville on Friday. Melbourne put the hurt on Titusville with a sharp 15-1 victory.
Logan Hart looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bryson Ayala was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Corbin Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Satellite didn't have quite enough to beat Melbourne Central Catholic on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Melbourne now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Satellite, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Melbourne might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Satellite when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Satellite's Michael Faucher, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that Melbourne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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