Meridian is 0-4 against Mt. Zion since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Meridian Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Meridian: 2.7, Mt. Zion: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Meridian stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Nokomis with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Meridian.
Nokomis' batters probably weren't too happy with Ashley Schelling, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up six walks). Schelling has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Julia Meisenhelter, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Madi Kapchinskie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion's hitters rose to the challenge against a Redbirds pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.75 runs allowed on Wednesday. Mt. Zion walked away with a 13-9 victory over Metamora. Winning may never get old, but Mt. Zion sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ella Fink spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned (and two unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Mt. Zion got a massive performance out of Chloe Williams, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Addy Rotz was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Mt. Zion, their win bumped their record up to 22-5.
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