Lawrenceville School is 3-0 against Mercersburg Academy since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lawrenceville School Big Red will head out on the road to take on the Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm at 1:00 p.m. Lawrenceville School's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mercersburg Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lawrenceville School is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road victory of the season on Tuesday. They fell just short of South Hunterdon by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Mercersburg Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Goretti. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mercersburg Academy considering their two-run performance the match before.
Adi Rinker was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kamden Jenkins, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lawrenceville School's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Mercersburg Academy, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Lawrenceville School took their victory against Mercersburg Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2016 by a conclusive 21-5. Will Lawrenceville School repeat their success, or does Mercersburg Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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