There's no place like home for Mercyhurst Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Fairview Tigers on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mercyhurst Prep also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Hunter Krahe tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Mercyhurst Prep's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Majczyk, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Noah Reigel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mercyhurst Prep's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Fairview, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mercyhurst Prep will face off against Harbor Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harbor Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Fairview, they will head out on the road to take on Girard at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Girard's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
