The Mercer County Golden Eagles will face off against the Mendota Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Mercer County nor Mendota posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Mercer County fell victim to Riverdale and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Rams. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Golden Eagles have suffered since April 17th.
Mercer County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Weeks, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Mendota was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newman Central Catholic.
Ava Eddy was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (one). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Mendota's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Mercer County, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6.
Mendota's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mercer County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Mendota, though, as they've been averaging 11.8 hits. Given Mercer County's sizable advantage in that area, the Trojans will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mercer County took their win against Mendota when the teams last played back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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