Softball Preview: Meade Mustangs vs. Northeast Eagles
Meade is 0-8 against Northeast since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Meade Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Northeast Eagles at 4:45 p.m.
Meade is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 17-0 to Broadneck.
Meanwhile, Northeast came tearing into Friday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for Northeast, who have now won nine matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kayleigh Fyffe, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Southern off the board. Fyffe has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddison Burris, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Brynn Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meade's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Northeast, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Meade suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Northeast in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Meade, Caitlyn Cornwell (who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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