
Hawks
| 04/12/25 @ Sangamon Valley/Tri-City | 2 | 
| 04/09/25 vs Taylorville | 18 | 
| 04/08/25 @ Clinton | 11 | 
| 04/01/25 @ Central A & M | 7 | 
| 03/31/25 vs Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond | 11 | 
| + 5 more games | 
Meridian has gone  a perfect 10-0 against Sullivan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further  on Wednesday. The Hawks will head out on the road to  challenge  the Redskins  at 4:30  p.m. Meridian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9  runs per game  this season.
Meridian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18  runs  on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Sangamon Valley/Tri-City  on Saturday. They fell just short of the Storm by a score of  3-2. The  defeat   continues a  trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Storm: they've now lost six in a row.
 Meridian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Madi Kapchinske, who  went 2-for-3 with one  stolen base and one  RBI.
Meanwhile,  it may have taken  eight innings to finish the job, but Sullivan ultimately got the result they hoped for  on Tuesday. They won by a  run and slipped past Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond  13-12. The  win made it back-to-back  victories for the Redskins.
 Harmony Ray was  incredible,  going 3-for-6 with one  home run and three  RBI. Another player making a difference was  Taylar Mercer, who  went 2-for-5 with one  home run and two  runs.
 Sullivan  kept the outfield on their toes and  finished the game with 17  hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their  hit total in three consecutive  matchups.
 Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Sullivan, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Sullivan's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them:  Meridian has been making plenty of contact this season,  having  averaged 10.3  hits per game. It's a different story for Sullivan, though, as  they've been averaging 9.6  hits. Given Meridian's sizable advantage in that area, the Redskins will need to find a way to close that gap.
 Meridian took their  victory against Sullivan  in their previous meeting  back in April of 2024 by a conclusive  13-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks 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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