Softball Recap: Mercy Bears vs. King's Academy Knights
Mercy lost against King's Academy back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mercy Bears lost 12-2 to the King's Academy Knights. Mercy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
A Anderson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On King's Academy's side, Bella Bliss made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bliss was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bella Giles and Mia Bennette did most of the damage at the plate: Giles went 3-for-3 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs, while Bennette went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Izzy Barrera, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11-1. As for King's Academy, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Mercy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Notre Dame at 4:00 p.m. As for King's Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Mills at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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