The Mercy McAuley Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Blanchester Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mercy McAuley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Taylor on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Yellowjackets. The game marked the first time this year in which Mercy McAuley was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Blanchester unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 12-1 to Bethel-Tate. The defeat continues a trend for Blanchester in their matchups with Bethel-Tate: they've now lost five in a row.
Blanchester saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailie Bare, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Mercy McAuley's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Blanchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Mercy McAuley took their win against Blanchester in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercy McAuley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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