Meridian is 0-7 against Century since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Meridian Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Century Centurions at 4:30 p.m. Meridian will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Meridian is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 22-12 walloping at the hands of Shawnee on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Century had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Knights.
Hunter Burd was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Jace Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Century, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Meridian might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Century in their previous meeting on Friday. Can Meridian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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