Baseball Preview: Meridian Bobcats vs. Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes
Meridian is 0-3 against Zeigler-Royalton since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Meridian Bobcats will look to defend their home field against the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m.
Sadly, Meridian is still looking for their first win of the season after six games. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-1 walloping at the hands of Cobden last Friday.
Meanwhile, Zeigler-Royalton had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Monday. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 12-2 victory. Considering Zeigler-Royalton has won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Connor McCoy looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Chase Freeman was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Landen Butler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Zeigler-Royalton, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Meridian suffered a grim 22-2 defeat to Zeigler-Royalton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Meridian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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