The Bayside Bears will head out to take on the Merritt Island Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bayside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Merritt Island's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Merritt Island Christian hit Bayside with a six-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears came up short against the Cougars, falling 12-2. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bears, who until this game were averaging 3.78 runs allowed.
Bayside saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JORDYN MILO, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Space Coast a 3-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Rindi Amos, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Space Coast off the board. Amos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Bayside and nudges their season record down to 11-7. As for Merritt Island, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Bayside came out on top in a nail-biter against Merritt Island when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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