Meridian and Borah are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Meridian Warriors will be playing at home against the Borah Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meridian is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
While Meridian couldn't quite beat Boise on Thursday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Meridian fell just short of Boise by a score of 8-6.
Athena Little put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Little was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Little wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Clark, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Borah faced Kuna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Borah's pitcher stepped up to hand Kuna a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Megan Meracle, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Kuna off the board. Meracle has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Borah, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Meridian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Borah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Meridian came out on top in a nail-biter against Borah when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Does Meridian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Borah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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