Mercersburg Academy and Malvern Prep squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Mercersburg Academy had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Malvern Prep Friars by a score of 2-1. Mercersburg Academy's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Malvern Prep's part, Jack Herbein tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Herbein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Malvern Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Pellicciotta, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mercersburg Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Malvern Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Mercersburg Academy nor Malvern Prep have any future games scheduled.
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