Baseball Game Preview: Fort Meade Miners vs. McKeel Academy Wildcats

Fort Meade hasn't had much luck against McKeel Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Fort Meade Miners will take on the McKeel Academy Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Fort Meade has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Fort Meade's tournament run continued when they took on Santa Fe Catholic on Tuesday. Fort Meade fell just short of Santa Fe Catholic by a score of 6-5.

Fort Meade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Pheiffer, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, McKeel Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 9-4 to Owasso.

Fort Meade's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for McKeel Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

McKeel Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fort Meade hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .345. It's a different story for McKeel Academy, though, as they've only averaged .259. Will they be able to contain Fort Meade's hitters?

Fort Meade couldn't quite get it done against McKeel Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can Fort Meade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.