Softball Recap: North East Grape Pickers vs. Mercyhurst Prep Lakers
North East can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They never let the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. That's more bragging rights for North East, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Sydney Wittman's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks. Those 18 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, North East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Holdsworth, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Cadence Jones, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
North East's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
North East will head out on the road to face off against General McLane at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fairview at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Fairview's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
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