Farwell extended their losing streak to seven on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 3-9 in the process. They came up short against the Meridian Mustangs, falling 12-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-5 on Thursday.
Farwell saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt VanBuskirk, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Blake Sholes was another, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
As for Meridian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Meridian's side, the team relied heavily on Drew Lafave, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI Lafave has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Olmsted, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Farwell and Meridian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Eagles (ranked 413th) will meet Standish-Sterling (ranked third) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Meridian will take on Kingsley at 4:15 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (335 vs. 119).
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