The calendar has turned to April, and spring sports season at Meridian High School is in full swing, with three weeks down and spring break right around the corner. Let’s take a look at how each Mustang squad fared in the past several days:
Baseball continues to adjust to its new, temporary home for the 2025 season, and the boys went 1-2 last week with a 11-7 loss to Millbrook on Tuesday and a 13-3 defeat at the hands of Kettle Run on Thursday, both in Tysons Corner. Their lone win came on the road at Liberty on Wednesday by a score of 12-4, bringing them to an overall 2-5 record. This week they’ll have more opportunities when they’ll see John Paul the Great on Saturday.
Softball additionally alternated wins and losses last week, falling 10-0 at Millbrook on Tuesday before returning home to beat Rock Ridge 6-1 on Wednesday and then losing 1-0 to Kettle Run on Thursday. Now with a 3-5 record on the year, they’ll have a full week to rest before facing Brentsville at home Thursday, and after that, they’ll be off through the break.
The boys’ soccer team had a busy week as well, playing in three games (all at home) and winning two. They beat Liberty 2-0 last Monday before losing 2-1 to Alexandria City on Thursday, and they were able to take out their frustrations on an unsuspecting Dominion on Friday to the tune of 9-1. The girls, meanwhile, played only two games, losing 1-3 to Alexandria City last Thursday in conjunction with the boys’ game, and then falling 1-4 to Dominion on the road the next night. The girls drop to 1-3, while the 4-2 boys will visit Skyline on Thursday.
Lacrosse had a successful week, with the boys picking up their first win of the season in a 17-11 victory over Lightridge last Tuesday, and then their second in a 15-5 domination of Seton over the weekend. The girls fell to Lightridge that same night on the road by a score of 14-11, but bounced back by beating South County on Saturday 13-9 in their place. The boys, now even at 2-2, will look to keep their streak going at Brentsville Tonight, while the girls will be home against the same opponent that night. Both teams will then host Western Albemarle on Friday in a doubleheader.
Finally, the co-ed track and field team was in action twice last week, facing off against District opponents at Kettle Run on Wednesday and then competing in the Wolverine Classic at Woodgrove on Friday. In the former contest, the girls’ 4×100 relay team finished second in its event while both groups placed fifth overall, while in the latter, against a much bigger field, the girls’ 4×800 relay team earned a runner-up medal as the boys came in 15th and the girls were 13th.
