Softball Game Preview: Melbourne Bulldogs vs. Lake Mary Rams

Bulldogs

Runs

04/18/25 @ Rockledge	5
04/14/25 vs Bayside	9
04/12/25 vs Cardinal Gibbons	7
04/11/25 @ Lake Brantley	10
04/10/25 vs Merritt Island	5
+ 18 more games

The Melbourne Bulldogs will face off against the Lake Mary Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Melbourne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

While Melbourne's victory against Rockledge wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Bulldogs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Raiders on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Brooklynn Steidl tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Layna Ayala was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Cottrill, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Lake Mary was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell just short of Seminole by a score of 2-1. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Seminoles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Lake Mary saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Bakker, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Lake Mary's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Melbourne, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.

Melbourne suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Lake Mary when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.