The Meridian Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Oglesby Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Meridian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Aquilla on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0. Meridian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Oglesby gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Gholson as Oglesby made off with a 16-6 victory. The win was nothing new for Oglesby as they're now sitting on five straight.
Oglesby let Hunter Walter and Jakson Tippitt loose on the outfield. Walter went 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and a triple, while Tippitt scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Johnny Gomez, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meridian now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Oglesby, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Meridian came up short against Oglesby in their previous meeting on April 5th, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walter, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Meridian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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