The Mercy Monarchs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fremont Tigers at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Mercy didn't have quite enough to beat Plattsmouth and fell 9-8.
Mercy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Neufind, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Rae Carmichael also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Even though they lost, Mercy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plattsmouth only tossed two.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Fremont's offense. They fell 4-0 to Papillion-LaVista South on Tuesday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Fremont, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mercy skirted past Fremont 5-3 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Will Mercy repeat their success, or does Fremont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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