Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tate's offense. They fell 3-0 to the Merritt Island Mustangs on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Tate has lost by exactly three runs.
Neal Croom was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Tate saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madox Land, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Tate are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6. As for Merritt Island, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Tate will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against South Warren at 7:00 p.m. As for Merritt Island, they will head out on the road to square off against Choctawhatchee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Merritt Island's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Choctawhatchee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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