Meridian extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to nine on Friday, dropping them down to 0-7. They came up short against the Itasca Wampus Cats, falling 36-0. The Yellowjackets lost against the Wampus Cats in their previous head to head back in April of 2025, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 8-1 score last time.
As for Itasca, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games.
For Itasca's part, Jaxon Daniels got the start for Itasca and what a start it was: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Daniels a new career-high.
At the plate, Brayden Daniel was incredible, firing off nine RBI, two triples, and three runs while going 6-for-7. Itasca is undefeated when Daniel posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aydan Villarreal, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles.
While Meridian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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