Baseball Preview: Fairview Tigers vs. Mercyhurst Prep Lakers
The Fairview Tigers will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Fairview sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Harbor Creek.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep entered their tilt with Varsity Opponent on Sunday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on Varsity Opponent with a sharp 23-4 victory. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Brady Coleman and Hayden Spencer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Coleman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Spencer struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in strikeouts. At the plate, Coleman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Spencer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mercyhurst Prep got a massive performance out of Zack Kruszewski, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Stoker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
The win got Fairview back to even at 1-1. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fairview came up short against Mercyhurst Prep in their previous meeting back in August, falling 6-3. Can Fairview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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