Softball Recap: Meridian Hawks vs. Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals
Meridian waltzed into their game on Wednesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals by a score of 7-3. Seven seems to be a good number for Meridian as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ashley Schelling made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Schelling has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Schelling was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Julia Meisenhelter and Layla Lucas did most of the damage at the plate: Meisenhelter scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Lucas scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Shelby Renfro was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meridian pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Warrensburg-Latham, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Meridian will head out on the road to challenge Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Auburn's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven contests. As for Warrensburg-Latham, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 14-3 win vs. Clinton on the 25th.
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