The Meadville Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the North East Grape Pickers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After only two runs in their last match, Meadville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Conneaut Area on Monday. Meadville came out on top against Conneaut Area by a score of 10-5.
The team relied heavily on Ian Miller, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North East took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They put the hurt on Corry with a sharp 14-8 win.
Drew Aspden was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Aspden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Tommy Owens was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ian Seymour, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meadville's victory bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for North East, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
Meadville came out on top in a nail-biter against North East in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North East's Reid Courtwright, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Meadville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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