Melbourne put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Oakleaf Knights 9-3. Melbourne might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Rylie Mecchella, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alisha Thompson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Oakleaf's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Tolbert, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Melbourne pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Oakleaf, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Melbourne will play host again on Saturday to welcome Montverde Academy, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Montverde Academy will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Melbourne surely won't give up without a fight. As for Oakleaf, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Dwyer at 11:00 a.m. Dwyer has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.38 runs per game on average), something Oakleaf will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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