Softball Preview: Mercy Bears vs. Lowell Cardinals
The Mercy Bears will be playing at home against the Lowell Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mercy has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Lowell will arrive with seven straight wins.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Mercy had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Mills.
G Ortega and R Lask stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ortega went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs, while Lask went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was A Anderson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mercy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lowell put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 16-2 victory.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1. As for Lowell, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Mercy came up short against Lowell when the teams last played back in April of 2019, falling 3-0. Can Mercy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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