Meridian is 0-7 against Egyptian since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Meridian Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Egyptian Pharaohs at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Meridian played against Agape Christian and lost via forfeit.
Sadly, Egyptian is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matchups. They fell just short of Century by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
Brandon Plott was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Plott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Xander Beene was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meridian hasn't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5. As for Egyptian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Meridian suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Egyptian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Meridian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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