The Melbourne Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the St. Cloud Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Melbourne will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Melbourne headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Space Coast let them put that streak behind them. Melbourne put the hurt on Space Coast with a sharp 10-4 victory on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Melbourne's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Jacob Hershey looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Hall, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Collin Gates, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bears pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.96 runs allowed on Thursday. St. Cloud walked away with a 16-11 win over Cypress Creek.
Melbourne's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-12. As for St. Cloud, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Melbourne was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Cloud in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, winning 8-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Cloud's Benjamin Segura, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Melbourne to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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