Merritt Island is 0-10 against Rockledge since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Merritt Island Mustangs will challenge the Rockledge Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Merritt Island is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Merritt Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Titusville a 15-0 shutout. Considering Merritt Island has won nine matchups by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Haley Smith and Rindi Amos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Amos tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Smith went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a run, while Amos scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Keilen Cecere and Elena Rollen did most of the damage at the plate: Cecere scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Rollen scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Zoey Allen was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rockledge fell victim to Viera and their airtight pitching crew last Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Hawks.
Merritt Island is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Rockledge, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Merritt Island might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Rockledge when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rockledge's Riley Makousky, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Merritt Island knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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