Mercer County is 0-5 against Sherrard since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mercer County Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Sherrard Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mercer County: 2.7, Sherrard: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mercer County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Farmington by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mercer County.
Elsie Cook spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Mercer County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hallie Schreurs, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sherrard waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Panthers 18-6. Considering Sherrard has won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Savanah Hauger was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. Hauger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hauger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Emily Dormire and Danni Neppl did most of the damage at the plate: Dormire went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Neppl went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Dormire is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Abby Dean, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Mercer County's record is now 7-3. As for Sherrard, their record now sits at 12-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Mercer County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sherrard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mercer County suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Sherrard when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Mercer County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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