The Conneaut Area Eagles will be playing at home against the Meadville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meadville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Conneaut Area, who comes in off a win.
Conneaut Area took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over Erie. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Conneaut Area considering their two-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Meadville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 15-1 to Cathedral Prep. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Meadville has scored all season.
Meadville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addyson Kregel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Conneaut Area is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season. As for Meadville, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3.
Conneaut Area might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Meadville in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meadville's Lila Kightlinger, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Conneaut Area knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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