The Merritt Island Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Sebastian River Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Merritt Island has four straight wins, Sebastian River has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Merritt Island's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Eau Gallie out 1-0.
Merritt Island got a great performance from Shane Patrick as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Merritt Island's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ty Brandes, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sebastian River suffered their closest defeat since March 28, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of John Carroll Catholic by a score of 3-1.
Julius Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Sebastian River's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Merritt Island, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Merritt Island skirted past Sebastian River 8-6 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merritt Island since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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