The Mount Mercy Academy Magic will head out on the road to square off against the East Aurora Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Mercy Academy will be strutting in after a victory while East Aurora will be coming in after a defeat.
While Magic fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. Everything went their way against Cheektowaga on Thursday as Mount Mercy Academy made off with a 13-5 win.
Taylor Jahn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three runs while going 2-for-4.
Riley Coughlin
| 03/27/25 @ Cheektowaga | 3 |
| 05/13/24 @ St. Mary's | 2 |
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| 04/22/24 @ Mount St. Mary Academy | 2 |
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In other batting news, Riley Coughlin and Laila Golda did most of the damage at the plate: Coughlin went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Golda scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Coughlin a new career-high. Natalie McOwen was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Mount Mercy Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cheektowaga only posted a batting average of .154.
Meanwhile, East Aurora didn't have quite enough to beat Allegany-Limestone on Thursday and fell 9-8.
Like Mount Mercy Academy, East Aurora also got a great game from a two-way player: Sage Rozanski. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Rozanski was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tessa Fowler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Emily Seifert, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.
Mount Mercy Academy suffered a grim 33-0 defeat to East Aurora in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Mount Mercy Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
