Merritt Island is a perfect 9-0 against Cocoa Beach since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Merritt Island Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Merritt Island: 1.6, Cocoa Beach: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Merritt Island easily dispatched Astronaut on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Merritt Island fell just short of Eau Gallie by a score of 5-3 on Friday. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Liam Miller
| 02/28/25 vs Eau Gallie | 3 |
| 02/26/25 @ Astronaut | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Heritage | 2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Vero Beach | 1 |
| 02/18/25 @ Sebastian River | 1 |
Liam Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three).
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach didn't have quite enough to beat Heritage on Friday and fell 5-4.
Anthony Ceruti was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Merritt Island's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Merritt Island has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cocoa Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Merritt Island's way against Cocoa Beach in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Merritt Island made off with a 12-0 win. Does Merritt Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cocoa Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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