Nouvel Catholic Central extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 11-9 in the process. They lost 15-0 to the Meridian Mustangs. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
As for Meridian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. Considering they have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Meridian's part, Drew Lafave made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Lafave also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Meridian is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-12 otherwise. Lafave was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Meridian got a big performance out of Garrett Bergman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Bergman has become a key player for the Mustangs: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Olmsted, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither Nouvel Catholic Central nor Meridian have any future games scheduled.
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