Merritt Island Christian is 0-6 against Melbourne Central Catholic since March of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will host the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
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 Warriors by a score of 5-3.
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.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic came up short against Central on Thursday and fell 9-5.
Thomas Gonnella was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Melbourne Central Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.2 runs. As for Merritt Island Christian, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Merritt Island Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Melbourne Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Merritt Island Christian came up short against Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 4-0. Will Merritt Island Christian 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 baseball content.
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