The Meridian Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nouvel Catholic Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Meridian, who comes in off a win.
Meridian barely beat Harrison the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Hornets on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Brady Bowen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Meridian is undefeated when Bowen posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-11 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Robbie Edwards looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.
Eli Olmsted
| 05/23/25 vs Harrison | 3 |
| 05/08/25 @ Farwell | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Roscommon | 2 |
| 05/15/25 @ Clare | 1 |
| 05/13/25 vs St. Louis | 1 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Olmsted, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Garrett Bergman also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, Nouvel Catholic Central came up short against Valley Lutheran on Monday and fell 5-1. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cam Kaul made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meridian pushed their record up to 9-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Nouvel Catholic Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
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