Baseball Recap: Sharpsville Blue Devils vs. Mercer Mustangs
Sharpsville can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mercer Mustangs a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sharpsville.
Carter Dejulia was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Dejulia was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caullin Summers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Jared Bissell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sharpsville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Mercer, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Sharpsville will be playing in front of their home fans against North East at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. North East is coming into the matchup with four straight losses on the road, meaning Sharpsville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Mercer, they will square off against Mohawk Area at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mohawk Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mercer's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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