Baseball Recap: Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm vs. Lawrenceville School Big Red
Mercersburg Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Lawrenceville School Big Red 6-5. This was payback for Mercersburg Academy, who suffered an 8-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Gavin Williams made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Williams was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brodie Collins, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Thomas Marchesi was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Mercersburg Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Lawrenceville School, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
Mercersburg Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lawrenceville School: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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