Baseball Preview: Berry Cardinal vs. Myers Park Mustangs
Berry is 0-4 against Myers Park since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Berry Cardinal will be playing in front of their home fans against the Myers Park Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Wednesday, Berry had just enough and edged West Mecklenburg out 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Berry.
Aiden Lowery looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Justin Williams, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Briscoe, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Myers Park waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Mavericks 4-3.
William Greenway tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Myers Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Howard, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Berry pushed their record up to 4-13 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Myers Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Berry suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Myers Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Berry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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