The Meigs Marauders will head out on the road to challenge the Wellston Golden Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meigs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Meigs' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They skirted past Vinton County 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Meigs.
Not much got past Natalie Goode, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Vinton County off the board. Goode has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Delana Wright was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a stolen base. Chloe Burnem was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of 15 wins, Wellston's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hilliard Davidson.
Meigs is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Wellston, their defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-2.
Meigs suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Wellston in their previous matchup last Saturday. Can Meigs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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