The Merritt Island Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hernando Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Merritt Island: 2.2, Hernando: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Merritt Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against The Villages Charter by a score of 7-2.
Merritt Island's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Toren Dunegan, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hernando has not done well against Nature Coast Tech recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Hernando walked away with a 7-4 victory over Nature Coast Tech. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hernando.
Colten Cloud looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Kaine Ellis was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Merritt Island has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Hernando, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
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