Erie is 8-2 against Mead since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Erie Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Mead Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. Erie is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Erie will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Holy Family, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Erie came out on top against Holy Family by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday.
Teleena Willert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lizzie Owens was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. Another player making a difference was Lyric DeLozier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mead got themselves on the board against Skyline on Tuesday, but Skyline never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 20-0 win. The game marked the Mavericks' most dominant victory of the season.
Maddilyn Bomareto was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-6 with five RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Mead got a massive performance out of Nikki Ward, who went 5-for-6 with six RBI, four runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave Ward a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Kinley Bussard, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with five runs, four RBI, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mead hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive matches.
Erie's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. As for Mead, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Erie hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Erie skirted past Mead 10-9 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Does Erie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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