Softball Recap: Mercer County Wins Going Away Against West Prairie

Golden Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City	25
04/23/25 vs Princeville	14
03/18/25 vs Abingdon/Avon	12
04/29/25 vs West Prairie	10
04/28/25 @ Monmouth-Roseville	10

Mercer County won the last time they faced West Prairie and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Golden Eagles put the hurt on the Cyclones with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering the Golden Eagles have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Elsie Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Peyton Knapp and Jayden Weeks did most of the damage at the plate: Knapp went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple, while Weeks went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Knapp has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Weeks, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Mercer County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Prairie only posted a batting average of .273.

Mercer County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 16-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for West Prairie, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mercer County will welcome Orion at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for West Prairie, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Monmouth-Roseville at 4:30 p.m. The Cyclones are facing the Titans at the right time seeing as the Titans are stuck on a six-game losing streak.