The Meridian Mustangs will square off against the Wakefield Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Meridian lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Brentsville District, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's game. The Mustangs blew past the Tigers 7-1 on Tuesday. Considering the Mustangs have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wakefield). They put the hurt on Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology with a sharp 19-2 win last Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sawyer Buchanan and Simon Kupczyk did most of the damage at the plate: Buchanan went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Kupczyk went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Buchanan a new career-high. Elliott Sagana was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Wakefield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Wakefield's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Meridian, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Meridian was able to grind out a solid win over Wakefield in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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