The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will head out on the road to face off against the North East Grape Pickers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercyhurst Prep is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Mercyhurst Prep is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Seneca (and have done all season long). Mercyhurst Prep blew past Seneca 12-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mercyhurst Prep considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Noah Trojanowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Reigel, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zack Kruszewski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North East fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Harbor Creek on Monday. North East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jerek Turlij was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Mercyhurst Prep's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for North East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went Mercyhurst Prep's way against North East in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Mercyhurst Prep made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercyhurst Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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