North Star and Meyersdale are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The North Star Cougars will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. North Star will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
If North Star beats Meyersdale with seven runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. North Star had just enough and edged Windber out 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Braden Livingston, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Meyersdale came into Wednesday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Ferndale onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Meyersdale considering their two-run performance the game before.
Ryan Sechler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Sechler was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Spencer Whitfield was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Dylan Teets was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
North Star pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Meyersdale, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Meyersdale's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Star has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Meyersdale, though, as they've been averaging 9.4. Given North Star's sizable advantage in that area, Meyersdale will need to find a way to close that gap.
North Star took their win against Meyersdale in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 18-0. Will North Star repeat their success, or does Meyersdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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