Eau Gallie has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Eau Gallie earned a 4-1 win over Fleming County.
Chase McBrearty tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Eau Gallie saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Lherisse, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Alexander Jacobs, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic made easy work of Heritage on Monday and carried off a 12-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Melbourne Central Catholic.
Christian Maynard was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Caden Simcox was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Eau Gallie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Eau Gallie was able to grind out a solid victory over Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Melbourne Central Catholic's Tyler Mecchella, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Eau Gallie to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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