The Fairview Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Fairview sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Harbor Creek.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Sunday. They blew past Varsity Opponent 23-4. Considering the Lakers have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Coleman and Hayden Spencer made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Coleman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Spencer struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in strikeouts. At the plate, Coleman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Spencer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mercyhurst Prep got a massive performance out of Zack Kruszewski, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Stoker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercyhurst Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The win got Fairview back to even at 1-1. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fairview came up short against Mercyhurst Prep when the teams last played back in August, falling 6-3. Can Fairview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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