Softball Game Preview: Mercy Culture Prep Royals vs. Nazarene Christian Academy Lions

Mercy Culture Prep is 0-9 against Nazarene Christian Academy since April of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. Mercy Culture Prep will face off against Nazarene Christian Academy.

Mercy Culture Prep lost 18-1 to Nazarene Christian Academy on March 6th. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For Nazarene Christian Academy's part, Gracyn Whitsell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Whitsell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Savannah Spangler was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Gracie Clayton was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Nazarene Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Nazarene Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. Mercy Culture Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Mercy Culture Prep suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Nazarene Christian Academy when the teams last played on March 6th. Can Mercy Culture Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.