The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will square off against the Fairview Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercyhurst Prep will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Sunday, everything went Mercyhurst Prep's way against Varsity Opponent as Mercyhurst Prep made off with a 23-4 victory. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Brady Coleman and Hayden Spencer were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Coleman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Spencer struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in strikeouts. At bat, Coleman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Spencer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mercyhurst Prep got a massive performance out of Zack Kruszewski, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Stoker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercyhurst Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago Fairview sidestepped Harbor Creek for a 6-5 win.
Mercyhurst Prep pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Fairview, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Mercyhurst Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairview in their previous matchup back in August, winning 6-3. Does Mercyhurst Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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