A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Affton Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mehlville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Mehlville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Kirkwood on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, Affton came up short against Ladue Horton Watkins on Monday, falling 14-3. The Cougars have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Aleigha Meyers-Hamilton put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and 13 unearned) runs off six hits. Meyers-Hamilton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meyers-Hamilton wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Woehlke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Affton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mehlville's record is now 3-11. As for Affton, their record now sits at 2-12.
Mehlville took their win against Affton when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 15-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mehlville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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