Baseball Preview: Meridian Wildcats vs. Oak Grove Warriors
Meridian is 1-9 against Oak Grove since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Meridian Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Grove Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Meridian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-1 walloping at the hands of Oak Grove.
For Oak Grove's part, they got a great performance from Gage Thompson as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eric Booth Jr was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Eli Wheat was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meridian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season.
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