Softball Preview: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. North East Grape Pickers
Mercyhurst Prep is 1-6 against North East since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North East Grape Pickers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mercyhurst Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 23-0 walloping at the hands of Union City.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, North East was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They suffered a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of Fort LeBoeuf. North East has struggled against Fort LeBoeuf recently, as their game on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
North East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maisy Post, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Mercyhurst Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mercyhurst Prep might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from North East in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Mercyhurst Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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