Meridian hasn't had much luck against Mount Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Trojans will challenge the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Meridian 3.9, Mount Vernon 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Meridian came up short against Oak Harbor and fell 8-3.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pioneers a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won seven games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Mount Vernon's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Meridian couldn't quite finish off Mount Vernon in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 13-11. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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