Merritt Island won the last time they faced Melbourne Central Catholic, and things went their way on Friday too. The Merritt Island Mustangs narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Merritt Island.
The team relied heavily on Elena Rollen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Allen, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Melbourne Central Catholic's side, Brooklyn Dolin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Melbourne Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Merritt Island's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Merritt Island will take on Viera at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Viera will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they will be playing at home against Space Coast at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Melbourne Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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