Meyersdale and North Star are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Meyersdale Red Raiders are on the road again on Thursday to play the North Star Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Meyersdale's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Ferndale 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Meyersdale considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Ryan Sechler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Sechler was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Spencer Whitfield was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Dylan Teets was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, North Star waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Ramblers out 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for North Star as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Braden Livingston, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meyersdale's record now sits at 4-13. As for North Star, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Meyersdale has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Star struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Meyersdale suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to North Star in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Star's Glendon Griffith, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Meyersdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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