Baseball Preview: Meadowdale Mavericks vs. Cedarcrest Red Wolves
Meadowdale is 7-0 against Cedarcrest since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Meadowdale Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cedarcrest Red Wolves at 1:00 p.m. Meadowdale will be strutting in after a victory while Cedarcrest will be coming in after a loss.
Meadowdale came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Shorewood onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. The victory was just what Meadowdale needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Anthony Scholl looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nicholas Zardis, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Nolan Webster was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cedarcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Lynnwood by a score of 5-4.
Cedarcrest saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Larson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Even though they lost, Cedarcrest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lynnwood only tossed four.
Meadowdale's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Cedarcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Meadowdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Cedarcrest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Meadowdale repeat their success, or does Cedarcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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