The Hall Red Devils will take on the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mercer County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hall, who comes in off a win.
Mercer County will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Hall extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Red Devils came out on top against Sterling by a score of 7-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Mercer County was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rockridge. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mercer County got a good showing from Nathan Matlick, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Matlick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mercer County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Kenney, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double. Another was Tannen Whitehall, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Mercer County's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-7. As for Hall, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Everything went Hall's way against Mercer County when the teams last played back in March of 2019, as Hall made off with an 11-1 victory. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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