The Meridian Mustangs will take on the Shepherd Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meridian is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Meridian proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Frankenmuth 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since April 19th.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Shepherd's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 8-2 to Standish-Sterling.
Shepherd saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leela Engelhardt, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meridian pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Meridian came out on top in a nail-biter against Shepherd in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 7-6. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bluejays turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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