The Meridian Mustangs will challenge the Pine River Area Bucks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Meridian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sault Area a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their one-run performance the match before.
Brady Bowen and Robbie Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Bowen went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Edwards got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Edwards has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Karter Schafer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meridian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Pine River Area made sure to put some runs up on the board against McBain on Monday. The Bucks put the hurt on the Ramblers with a sharp 11-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Bucks, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meridian's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Pine River Area, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 10-4.
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