Baseball Recap: Mooresville Pioneers vs. Perry Meridian Falcons
Mooresville waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Perry Meridian Falcons a 7-0 shutout. Considering Mooresville has won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Brendin Oliver, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Perry Meridian off the board. Oliver has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Levi Dorn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hogan Denny, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On Perry Meridian's side, Austin McNabb was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
Even though they lost, Perry Meridian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mooresville's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Perry Meridian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
Mooresville will head out on the road to take on Bloomington North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mooresville: 3.3, Bloomington North: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Perry Meridian, they will head out on the road to square off against Southport at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Southport's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Perry Meridian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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