Southwestern is 1-8 against Mercer County since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southwestern Warriors will be playing at home against the Mercer County Titans at 6:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
If Southwestern beats Mercer County with 15 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Southwestern never let Somerset Christian onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Southwestern has won by exactly 15 runs.
Pierce Jasper was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Michael Miller, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mercer County's hitters rose to the challenge against a Briar Jumpers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.09 points allowed on Saturday. Mercer County blew past Somerset 12-2.
Aaron May tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Carter Devine was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Andrew Tatum was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Southwestern's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. As for Mercer County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
Southwestern couldn't quite finish off Mercer County when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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