Baseball Preview: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. Varsity Opponent
Mercyhurst Prep has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge Varsity Opponent at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercyhurst Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Sunday, Mercyhurst Prep made easy work of Varsity Opponent and carried off an 11-2 victory. Considering the Lakers have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Mercyhurst Prep got a big performance out of Rocco Almonte, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Reigel, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercyhurst Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Mercyhurst Prep pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Varsity Opponent, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
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