Softball Game Preview: Williamsville Bullets vs. Meridian Hawks

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Previous Games

05/06/24 - Away	7-4 W
05/08/23 - Home	5-4 W
05/09/22 - Away	12-4 W
04/14/21 - Home	6-2 W
04/23/19 - Home	8-5 W
+ 2 more games

Williamsville is a perfect 7-0 against Meridian since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bullets will welcome the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Williamsville will be strutting in after a victory while Meridian will be coming in after a defeat.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Williamsville and Morton meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Bullets never let the Potters get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering the Bullets have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Meridian wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.

Ashley Schelling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Meridian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Clapp, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Williamsville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6.

Williamsville beat Meridian 7-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Bullets repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.