Harpeth dropped their record down to 16-9 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They fell 5-2 to the East Nashville Magnet Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Indians couldn't push the score so high this time.
Preston Merritt
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Harpeth saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Merritt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Merritt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
As for East Nashville Magnet, they pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
On East Nashville Magnet's side, Calvin Bibby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Bibby has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexander Griffey, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. William McCann also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
While Harpeth had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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