If Mead was riding high fresh off their 13-3 takedown of Niwot last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mead Mavericks took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elizabeth Cardinals on Saturday. The Mavericks were red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but the Cardinals' pitcher proved too tough.
Mead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Hale, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mead's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-12. As for Elizabeth, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-3.
Mead will challenge Pomona at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pomona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Elizabeth, they will face off against Roosevelt at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Elizabeth is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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