Borah and Meridian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Borah Lions will head out on the road to take on the Meridian Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Borah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Borah faced Kuna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Borah's pitcher stepped up to hand Kuna a 2-0 shutout.
Megan Meracle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Borah saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Halle Fizer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Meridian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Boise by a score of 8-6.
Athena Little put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Little was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Little wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Clark, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Borah's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Borah hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Meridian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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