Softball Preview: Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm vs. Lawrenceville School Big Red
Mercersburg Academy is 0-3 against Lawrenceville School since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lawrenceville School Big Red at 1:00 p.m. Mercersburg Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mercersburg Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let Goretti onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mercersburg Academy considering their two-run performance the match before.
Adi Rinker was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kamden Jenkins, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Lawrenceville School has finally found some success away from home. They fell just short of South Hunterdon by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
The win got Mercersburg Academy back to even at 9-9. As for Lawrenceville School, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Mercersburg Academy might still be hurting after the 21-5 defeat they got from Lawrenceville School in their previous meeting back in May of 2016. Can Mercersburg Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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