Baseball Recap: Eagle Has No Trouble Against Meridian

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Flowing Wells	20
04/04/25 vs Boise	15
03/20/25 vs Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	12
03/12/25 vs Highland	11
04/18/25 vs Meridian	10

Eagle had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Meridian on Friday. The Mustangs blew past the Warriors 13-3. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Andrew Palfreyman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Palfreyman was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Mike Stebel and Brady Ford did most of the damage at the plate: Stebel went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while Ford went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those three RBI gave Stebel a new career-high. Jack Swanstrom was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Eagle has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Meridian, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Eagle will take on rival Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 3.1, the Vikings 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Meridian is set to face off against their familiar foe Kuna at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.