Meridian is 0-6 against Brentsville District since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Meridian Mustangs will be playing at home against the Brentsville District Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Meridian sitting on three straight wins and Brentsville District on eight.
Last Tuesday, Meridian was able to grind out a solid victory over Alexandria City, taking the game 6-2.
Meanwhile, Brentsville District put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Skyline as Brentsville District made off with an 11-1 win.
Tea Cornett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Cornett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Saunders, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ava Garza was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meridian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Brentsville District, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1-1.
Meridian suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Brentsville District when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cornett, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Meridian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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