The Master's Academy Patriots will square off against the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Master's Academy can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They never let Astronaut onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Master's Academy.
Nate Downey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Downey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Downey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Peter Grispo and Sam Wade did most of the damage at the plate: Grispo scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Wade went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. CJ Eiswerth was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Merritt Island Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 14-9 victory over Eastland Christian on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what Merritt Island Christian needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Like Master's Academy, Merritt Island Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Maddux Martinson. On the mound, Martinson pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Anthony Alessandrini struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. At the plate, Martinson went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Alessandrini scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bode Handwork, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Storevik, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Master's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Merritt Island Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Master's Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Merritt Island Christian, though, as they've only averaged .226. Will they be able to contain Master's Academy's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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