Merryville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over the East Beauregard Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Merryville also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Stellan Mirante made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Mirante was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Josh Robinson and Blaze Brister did most of the damage at the plate: Robinson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Brister scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Royer, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
On East Beauregard's side, Anthony Meeks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Colin Nortman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Even though they lost, East Beauregard didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merryville only tossed five.
Merryville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for East Beauregard, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Merryville will play host again on Saturday to welcome Hamilton Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. Hamilton Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for East Beauregard, they are on the road again on Friday to play Grace Christian at 5:30 p.m. Grace Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so East Beauregard's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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