Our Lady of Mercy Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Ocean City Raiders by a score of 3-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Our Lady of Mercy Academy of the 4-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Ocean City's part, the team relied heavily on Carly Hennis, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Our Lady of Mercy Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Ocean City, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.
Our Lady of Mercy Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Atlantic County Institute of Tech at 10:00 a.m. As for Ocean City, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Mainland Regional at 6:00 p.m. Ocean City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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