Three Rivers barely beat Charlotte the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Three Rivers Bulldogs blew past the Charlotte Trojans 12-4 on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lathan Meyer
| 03/14/25 @ Charlotte | 11 |
| 03/04/25 vs Taft | 6 |
| 02/17/25 @ Kenedy | 6 |
| 03/11/25 @ Brackett | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Refugio | 2 |
Lathan Meyer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Three Rivers let James Contreras and Evin Sheppard run wild. Contreras went 3-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Sheppard scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. What's more, Sheppard posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Xavier Carranza, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-5.
The victory made it two in a row for Three Rivers and bumps their season record up to 7-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.5 runs. As for Charlotte, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Three Rivers will face off against Knippa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Knippa has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.56 runs per game on average), something Three Rivers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Charlotte, they will take on Brackett at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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