Meridian extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 8-11 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Skyline Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 back in April.
As for Skyline, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-7. Four seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Skyline's part, Izaiah Matthews and Cameron Kerns made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Matthews didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Kerns struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. At the plate, Matthews went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs, while Kerns went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Jeffries, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Meridian will square off against rival Manassas Park at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Skyline is set to face off against their familiar foe Kettle Run at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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