Baseball Preview: Egyptian Pharaohs vs. Meridian Bobcats
Egyptian is 7-0 against Meridian since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Egyptian Pharaohs will head out on the road to challenge the Meridian Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Egyptian and five for Meridian.
On Tuesday, Egyptian didn't have quite enough to beat Century and fell 2-1.
Brandon Plott was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Plott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Xander Beene made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meridian played against Agape Christian and lost via forfeit.
Egyptian's record now sits at 0-7. As for Meridian, their record now sits at 0-5.
Egyptian took their win against Meridian when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Egyptian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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