Meridian had lost seven straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-17 to make it eight. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centennial Patriots. Surprisingly, this marked the Warriors' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Caleb Boydston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
As for Centennial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3. Surprisingly, this marked their fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
On Centennial's side, they got a great performance from Stryker Eldred as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Centennial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Haws, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Meridian is set to face off against their familiar foe Eagle at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Centennial will challenge rival Middleton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 2.6, the Vikings 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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