If Nokomis was feeling good off their 14-7 takedown of Father McGivney Catholic last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Nokomis Redskins lost 7-1 to the Meridian Hawks on Thursday. Nokomis has not had much luck with Meridian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Meridian's part, Nokomis' batters probably weren't too happy with Ashley Schelling, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up six walks). Schelling has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Julia Meisenhelter was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Madi Kapchinskie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Nokomis' defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Meridian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Nokomis will head out on the road to square off against Sangamon Valley/Tri-City at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Meridian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mt. Zion at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mt. Zion: 3.8, Meridian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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