Merritt Island Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Orlando Christian Prep on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors by a score of 5-3. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 16-6 to the Cougars when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Merritt Island Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bode Handwork, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Merritt Island Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Orlando Christian Prep, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Coming up, Merritt Island Christian will square off against Melbourne Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Melbourne Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Merritt Island Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Orlando Christian Prep, they will challenge Circle Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Circle Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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