Meadowbrook is 0-10 against Matoaca since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Meadowbrook Monarchs will look to defend their home field against the Matoaca Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Meadowbrook will be strutting in after a victory while Matoaca will be coming in after a defeat.
Meadowbrook took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over Petersburg.
Nekhi Baird and Tre Turner made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Baird struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Turner pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Baird scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Turner scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Vega, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Vaughan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Matoaca's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Colonial Heights by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Matoaca has scored all season.
Meadowbrook's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-10. As for Matoaca, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
Meadowbrook suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Matoaca when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Meadowbrook avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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