After flying high against Goretti last Wednesday, Mercersburg Academy came back down to earth. The Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm fell just short of the Lawrenceville School Big Red by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. Mercersburg Academy has not had much luck with Lawrenceville School recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Quinlan Caretti spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. Those ten innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Jaz Garnett was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Mercersburg Academy now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Lawrenceville School, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Mercersburg Academy by a score of 7-6 later that day.
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