Baseball Game Preview: Meridian Hawks vs. Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals

Meridian hasn't had much luck against Warrensburg-Latham recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Hawks will host the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Meridian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Clinton on Monday. They lost 12-2 to the Maroons.

Dan Enlow was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Wyatt Martin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, after a string of 16 wins, Warrensburg-Latham's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They came up short against Tuscola, falling 12-3. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cardinals, who until this contest were averaging 2.95 runs allowed.

Warrensburg-Latham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Shelsta, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Warrensburg-Latham's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 18-2. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.

Meridian suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Warrensburg-Latham when the teams last played on April 10th. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.