Mount Mercy Academy is 2-8 against Sacred Heart Academy since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mount Mercy Academy Magic will head out on the road to square off against the Sacred Heart Academy Sharks at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mount Mercy Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Nardin Academy on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Gators. Mount Mercy Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Academy didn't have quite enough to beat St. Mary's on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Mount Mercy Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount Mercy Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mount Mercy Academy skirted past Sacred Heart Academy 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sacred Heart Academy's Emma Grace Popp, who struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mount Mercy Academy still be able to contain Popp? There's only one way to find out.
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