Cocoa Beach was the 5-1 winner over Melbourne Central Catholic when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen lost 15-6 to the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers on Wednesday.
Gant Ramsey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristian Wolfe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Melbourne Central Catholic's side, Ryder Widick and Caden Simcox were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Widick struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Simcox tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. At the plate, Widick got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Simcox scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Tanner Garza was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Cole Carroll was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
As of now, neither Cocoa Beach nor Melbourne Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
