With a playoff game on the line, Mercyhurst Prep rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Titusville Rockets with a sharp 8-1 win. Mercyhurst Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Noah Trojanowski looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zack Kruszewski was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Majczyk, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Titusville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Covell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
The victory (which was Mercyhurst Prep's fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-4. As for Titusville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Mercyhurst Prep will take on Fairview on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mercyhurst Prep: 2.3, Fairview: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Titusville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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