Softball Preview: Mercy Magic vs. Mount de Sales Academy Sailors
Mercy is 0-4 against Mount de Sales Academy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mercy Magic will head out on the road to square off against the Mount de Sales Academy Sailors at 4:00 p.m.
Mercy can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup against Mount de Sales Academy considering what happened when they opened their season on the road on Thursday. Mercy fell 9-5 to Catholic. The loss means Mercy is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Meanwhile, Mount de Sales Academy earned a 7-3 win over Catholic on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mount de Sales Academy.
Marissa Webb spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maya Schipske was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Remesch, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Mercy suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Mount de Sales Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Mercy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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