The Mercer Mustangs will take on the Slippery Rock Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mercer's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Slippery Rock's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mercer fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West Middlesex on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Big Reds by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Angelina Eakman was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Slippery Rock). They put the hurt on Jamestown with a sharp 16-1 win on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The win got Slippery Rock back to even at 5-5. As for Mercer, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Mercer got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 against Slippery Rock by a conclusive 14-0 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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