Mercyhurst Prep won the last time they faced North East, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers came out on top against the North East Grape Pickers by a score of 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mercyhurst Prep.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Ishimaru, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Zack Kruszewski, who scored a run and stole a base.
On North East's side, Tommy Owens was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Mercyhurst Prep pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for North East, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Mercyhurst Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Girard at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercyhurst Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for North East, they will head out on the road to square off against Fairview at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairview will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something North East surely won't give up without a fight.
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