Merritt Island Christian is 1-9 against City of Life Christian Academy since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will be playing at home against the City of Life Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Merritt Island Christian is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to Geneva.
Merritt Island Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddux Martinson, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was Martinson's first of the season.
Meanwhile, City of Life Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Legacy Charter, falling 21-4.
Isaiah Camacho was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
City of Life Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Merritt Island Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
City of Life Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Merritt Island Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for City of Life Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5 strikeouts. Will Merritt Island Christian keep running through batters, or will City of Life Christian Academy buck the trend?
Merritt Island Christian might still be hurting after the 15-7 defeat they got from City of Life Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Merritt Island Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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