The Grove City Eagles will take on the Mercer Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grove City is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Wilmington.
Layne Rider made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rider was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
Jack Hathaway
| 03/18/25 vs Wilmington | 2 |
| 04/15/24 vs Franklin | 1 |
| 04/13/24 @ Slippery Rock | 1 |
| 04/08/24 vs Hickory | 1 |
In other batting news, Jack Hathaway was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Gavin Gilmore was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mercer had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mohawk Area, sneaking past 11-10.
Like Grove City, Mercer also got a great game from a two-way player: Aedan Ryhal. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Ryhal was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Fisher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Drake McFeely, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Grove City came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercer when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Will Grove City repeat their success, or does Mercer has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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