Eau Gallie is 0-10 against Melbourne since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Eau Gallie Commodores will head out on the road to square off against the Melbourne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Eau Gallie is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Eau Gallie lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-3 walloping at the hands of Somerset Academy (Silver Palms).
Jordan Stout was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Stout has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stout was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ainsley O'Dell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Melbourne put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Coral Reef a 3-0 shutout.
Melbourne's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Wright, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Eau Gallie's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Melbourne, their win bumped their record up to 16-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Eau Gallie hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Melbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Eau Gallie suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Melbourne in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melbourne's Jasmine Francik, who struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Eau Gallie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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