Hamilton Christian is 0-10 against Merryville since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Hamilton Christian Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Merryville Panthers at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Hamilton Christian has not struggled against Oberlin recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Hamilton Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Oberlin and snuck past 9-7.
Noah Menard was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caleb Solice, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Merryville came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 9-8.
Stellan Mirante made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Mirante was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Josh Robinson and Blaze Brister did most of the damage at the plate: Robinson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Brister scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Kade Royer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Hamilton Christian's record now sits at 14-8. As for Merryville, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Hamilton Christian came up short against Merryville in their previous meeting back in March, falling 8-4. Can Hamilton Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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