Merritt Island put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Heritage Panthers as the Merritt Island Mustangs made off with a 17-1 win. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Grant Arnold made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Arnold was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Liam Miller was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with five RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Wesley Lawrence, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Merritt Island always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only posted an OBP of .368.
Mustangs
| 02/11/25 vs Heritage | 17-1 |
| 05/14/24 vs Hernando | 10-0 |
| 05/11/24 vs The Villages Charter | 7-2 |
| 05/08/24 vs Dunnellon | 9-1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Satellite | 8-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Merritt Island pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Merritt Island has already played their next matchup (against Eau Gallie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Heritage, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-5 defeat against Cocoa Beach on the 12th.
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