Baseball Preview: Meadowdale Mavericks vs. Shorewood Stormrays
Meadowdale and Shorewood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Meadowdale Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the Shorewood Stormrays at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Meadowdale has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Meadowdale didn't have quite enough to beat Shorecrest and fell 4-2. Meadowdale has not had much luck with Shorecrest recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meadowdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Webster, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Shorewood sidestepped Glacier Peak for a 5-4 win.
Jameson Connolly and Finn Liekkio made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Connolly pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Liekkio pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Connolly scored a run and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Liekkio went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meadowdale's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Shorewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Meadowdale couldn't quite finish off Shorewood when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Meadowdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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