The Oak Harbor Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Meridian Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Harbor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Oak Harbor fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Stanwood on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 21-14 to the Spartans. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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Haylee Burleigh made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-6 with one home run, four runs, and one triple. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Layla Suto, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Meridian had to endure an 11-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Bellingham 7-0 on Thursday. The Trojans not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 17th (when they won 29-9).
Oak Harbor's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Meridian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-14.
Oak Harbor was able to grind out a solid win over Meridian when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 9-5. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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